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抵足而眠

Mandarin · pinyin dǐ zú ér mián

lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

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抵: dǐ · resist, oppose; deny; off-set
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
眠: mián · close eyes, sleep; hibernate

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3–2–2–2 · di3 zu2 er2 mian2

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dai2 zuk1 ji4 min4

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