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說曹操曹操就到

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Mandarin · pinyin shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào

lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

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說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
曹: cáo · ministry officials; surname
操: cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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1–2–1–2–1–4–4 · shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4

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syut3 cou4 cou1 cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3

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