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黃鼠狼給雞拜年

简黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 · 繁黃鼠狼給雞拜年

Mandarin · pinyin huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
鼠: shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
狼: láng · wolf
給: gěi · give; by, for
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
给: gěi · give; by, for
鸡: jī · chicken

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2–3–2–3–1–4–2 · huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2

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wong4 syu2 long4 kap1 gai1 baai3 nin4

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