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殺人不過頭點地

简杀人不过头点地 · 繁殺人不過頭點地

Mandarin · pinyin shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì

It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
a fuss about nothing
nothing to write home about

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殺: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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1–2–4–4–2–3–4 · sha1 ren2 bu4 guo4 tou2 dian3 di4

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saat3 jan4 bat1 gwo3 tau4 dim2 dei6

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