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蟻鬥蝸爭

简蚁斗蜗争 · 繁蟻鬥蝸爭

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ dòu wō zhēng

lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

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蚁: yǐ · ants
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
蜗: wō · a snail, Eulota callizoma
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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3–4–1–1 · yi3 dou4 wo1 zheng1

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