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過江之鯽

简过江之鲫 · 繁過江之鯽

Mandarin · pinyin guò jiāng zhī jì

(idiom) vast multitude of people

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
鲫: jì · Carassius auratus, crucian carp

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4–1–1–4 · guo4 jiang1 zhi1 ji4

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