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見招拆招

简见招拆招 · 繁見招拆招

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo

to counter every move
to be full of tricks

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
招: zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
拆: chāi · to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–1–1–1 · jian4 zhao1 chai1 zhao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin3 ziu1 caak3 ziu1

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