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頭腦簡單四肢發達

简头脑简单四肢发达 · 繁頭腦簡單四肢發達

Mandarin · pinyin tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá

all brawn no brains

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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四: sì · four
肢: zhī · human limbs; animal feet
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑: nǎo · brain
简: jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery

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2–3–3–1–4–1–1–2 · tou2 nao3 jian3 dan1 si4 zhi1 fa1 da2

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tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1 sei3 zi1 faat3 daat6

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