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牛驥同皂

简牛骥同皂 · 繁牛驥同皂

Mandarin · pinyin niú jì tóng zào

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

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牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
皂: zào · soap; black; menial servant
骥: jì · thoroughbred horse; refined and

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2–4–2–4 · niu2 ji4 tong2 zao4

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