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彼此彼此

Mandarin · pinyin bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ

(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us

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彼: bǐ · that, there, those
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then

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3–3–3–3 · bi3 ci3 bi3 ci3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bei2 ci2 bei2 ci2

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me too; same here; you and I both

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