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自相魚肉

简自相鱼肉 · 繁自相魚肉

Mandarin · pinyin zì xiāng yú ròu

butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
internecine strife

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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4–1–2–4 · zi4 xiang1 yu2 rou4

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zi6 soeng1 jyu4 juk6

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