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鵲巢鳩占

简鹊巢鸠占 · 繁鵲巢鳩占

Mandarin · pinyin què cháo jiū zhàn

the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
to reap where one has not sown

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巢: cháo · nest, living quarter in tree
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占: zhàn · divine; observe; versify
鹊: què · magpie; Pica species (various)
鸠: jiū · pigeon; collect, assemble

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4–2–1–4 · que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4

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