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隨大溜

简随大溜 · 繁隨大溜

Mandarin · pinyin suí dà liù

to follow the crowd
going with the tide

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隨: Look up this written character
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
溜: liū · slide, glide, slip; slippery
随: suí · follow, listen to, submit to

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2–4–4 · sui2 da4 liu4

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verb

(colloquial) synonym of 隨大流 /随大流 (suídàliú, “to follow others”)

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