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耗子尾汁

Mandarin · pinyin hào zi wěi zhī

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī)

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耗: hào · consume, use up; waste, squander
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
汁: zhī · juice, liquor, fluid, sap, gravy, sauce

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4–5–3–1 · hao4 zi5 wei3 zhi1

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(Internet slang) eye dialect spelling of 好自為之 /好自为之

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