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狗拿耗子

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu ná hào zi

lit. a dog who catches mice
to be meddlesome (idiom)

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狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
耗: hào · consume, use up; waste, squander
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–2–4–5 · gou3 na2 hao4 zi5

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