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蠹眾木折

简蠹众木折 · 繁蠹眾木折

Mandarin · pinyin dù zhòng mù zhé

Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

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蠹: dù · moth; insects which eat into cloth
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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
折: zhé · break off, snap; bend
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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4–4–4–2 · du4 zhong4 mu4 zhe2

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