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抱成一團

简抱成一团 · 繁抱成一團

Mandarin · pinyin bào chéng yī tuán

to band together
to gang up
to stick together

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抱: bào · embrace, hold in arms, enfold
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump

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4–2–1–2 · bao4 cheng2 yi1 tuan2

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pou5 sing4 jat1 tyun4

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