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鱗次櫛比

简鳞次栉比 · 繁鱗次櫛比

Mandarin · pinyin lín cì zhì bǐ

row upon row

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鱗: Look up this written character
次: cì · order, sequence; next
櫛: Look up this written character
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
鳞: lín · fish scales
栉: zhì · comb; comb out; weed out, eliminate

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2–4–4–3 · lin2 ci4 zhi4 bi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leon4 ci3 zit3 bei2

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phrase

(usually of buildings) row upon row; tightly packed

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