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蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋

简苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 · 繁蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋

Mandarin · pinyin cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
fig. no smoke without a fire

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
叮: dīng · exhort or enjoin repeatedly
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蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse
苍: cāng · blue; green
蝇: yíng · flies
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
缝: fèng · sew, mend

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1–5–4–1–2–4–4 · cang1 ying5 bu4 ding1 wu2 feng4 dan4

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