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雞飛蛋打

简鸡飞蛋打 · 繁雞飛蛋打

Mandarin · pinyin jī fēi dàn dǎ

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
a dead loss (idiom)

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
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蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
鸡: jī · chicken
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–1–4–3 · ji1 fei1 dan4 da3

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gai1 fei1 daan2 daa2

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(figurative) everything is lost; a dead loss

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