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析毫剖釐

简析毫剖厘 · 繁析毫剖釐

Mandarin · pinyin xī háo pōu lí

to analyze in the finest detail

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析: xī · split wood; break apart; divide
毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length
剖: pōu · pǒ · split in two, slice; dissect
釐: xī · lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael
厘: lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael

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1–2–1–2 · xi1 hao2 pou1 li2

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sik1 hou4 fau2 lei4

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