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龍爭虎鬥

简龙争虎斗 · 繁龍爭虎鬥

Mandarin · pinyin lóng zhēng hǔ dòu

lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii

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2–1–3–4 · long2 zheng1 hu3 dou4

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lung4 zang1 fu2 dau3

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