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跋胡疐尾

Mandarin · pinyin bá hú zhì wěi

(idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat

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跋: bá · go by foot; epilogue, colophon
胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
疐: zhì · fall, stumble, falter; hindered
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)

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2–2–4–3 · ba2 hu2 zhi4 wei3

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