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雞零狗碎

简鸡零狗碎 · 繁雞零狗碎

Mandarin · pinyin jī líng gǒu suì

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
零: líng · zero; fragment, fraction
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
碎: suì · break, smash; broken, busted
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–2–3–4 · ji1 ling2 gou3 sui4

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gai1 ling4 gau2 seoi3

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