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葬身魚腹

简葬身鱼腹 · 繁葬身魚腹

Mandarin · pinyin zàng shēn yú fù

lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom)
fig. to drown

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葬: zàng · bury, inter
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
腹: fù · stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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4–1–2–4 · zang4 shen1 yu2 fu4

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