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水落歸槽

简水落归槽 · 繁水落歸槽

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ luò guī cáo

spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
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槽: cáo · trough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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3–4–1–2 · shui3 luo4 gui1 cao2

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seoi2 lok6 gwai1 cou4

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