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鬥口齒

简斗口齿 · 繁鬥口齒

Mandarin · pinyin dòu kǒu chǐ

to quarrel
to bicker
glib repartee

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鬥: Look up this written character
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
齒: Look up this written character
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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4–3–3 · dou4 kou3 chi3

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dau3 hau2 ci2

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