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鑽故紙堆

简钻故纸堆 · 繁鑽故紙堆

Mandarin · pinyin zuān gù zhǐ duī

to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers

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故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
紙: zhǐ · paper
堆: duī · heap, pile, crowd; pile up
钻: zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond
纸: zhǐ · paper

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1–4–3–1 · zuan1 gu4 zhi3 dui1

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zyun1 gu3 zi2 deoi1

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