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羊腸小徑

简羊肠小径 · 繁羊腸小徑

Mandarin · pinyin yáng cháng xiǎo jìng

winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)

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羊: yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
腸: Look up this written character
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
徑: Look up this written character
肠: cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage
径: jìng · narrow path; diameter; direct

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2–2–3–4 · yang2 chang2 xiao3 jing4

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joeng4 coeng2 siu2 ging3

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(idiomatic) narrow and twisted path

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