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雞犬不留

简鸡犬不留 · 繁雞犬不留

Mandarin · pinyin jī quǎn bù liú

(lit.) not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom)
(fig.) mass slaughter

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–3–4–2 · ji1 quan3 bu4 liu2

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