鹿死誰手
简 鹿死谁手 · 繁 鹿死誰手Meanings
- lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom)
- fig. who will emerge victorious
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4–3–2–3 · lu4 si3 shei2 shou3
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luk6 sei2 seoi4 sau2
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- (idiomatic) who will win the prize; who will gain supremacy; who will emerge as the victor
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