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金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩

简金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 · 繁金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩

Mandarin · pinyin jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place
银: yín · silver; cash, money, wealth

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1–1–2–1–4–2–4–3–5–3–1 · jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1

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gam1 wo1 ngan4 wo1 bat1 jyu4 zi6 gei2 dik1 gau2 wo1

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