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死路一條

简死路一条 · 繁死路一條

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ lù yī tiáo

(idiom) dead end
road to ruin

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe

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3–4–1–2 · si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2

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sei2 lou6 jat1 tiu4

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