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魚貫而出

简鱼贯而出 · 繁魚貫而出

Mandarin · pinyin yú guàn ér chū

to file out; to walk out in a line

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
贯: guàn · a string of 1000 coins; to go through

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2–4–2–1 · yu2 guan4 er2 chu1

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jyu4 gun3 ji4 ceot1

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