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無獨有偶

简无独有偶 · 繁無獨有偶

Mandarin · pinyin wú dú yǒu ǒu

not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
it's not the only case

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
偶: ǒu · accidentally, coincidently; an idol
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–2–3–3 · wu2 du2 you3 ou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 duk6 jau5 ngau5

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phrase

(idiomatic) to coincidentally have a parallel; to happen to have a similar counterpart

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