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牛驥同槽

简牛骥同槽 · 繁牛驥同槽

Mandarin · pinyin niú jì tóng cáo

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
also written 牛驥同皂 niú jì tóng zào

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牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
驥: Look up this written character
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
槽: cáo · trough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
骥: jì · thoroughbred horse; refined and

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2–4–2–2 · niu2 ji4 tong2 cao2

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ngau4 kei3 tung4 cou4

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