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龍口奪食

简龙口夺食 · 繁龍口奪食

Mandarin · pinyin lóng kǒu duó shí

to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

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龍: Look up this written character
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
奪: Look up this written character
食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
夺: duó · take by force, rob, snatch

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2–3–2–2 · long2 kou3 duo2 shi2

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lung4 hau2 dyut6 sik6

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