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手足之情

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zú zhī qíng

brotherly affection

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手: shǒu · hand
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion

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3–2–1–2 · shou3 zu2 zhi1 qing2

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sau2 zuk1 zi1 cing4

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