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漱流

Mandarin · pinyin shù liú

to rinse one's mouth with river water
(fig.) to live a hermit's life

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漱: shù · gargle, rinse; wash, scour
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class

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4–2 · shu4 liu2

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