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Simplfied Chinese
一个萝卜一个坑
Traditional Chinese
一個蘿蔔一個坑
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 go3 lo4 baak6 yat1 go3 haang1
Short definition every kettle has its lid
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. one turnip, one hole (idiom)Cantofish icon / each to his ownMDBG iconCantofish icon / horses for coursesMDBG iconCantofish icon / fig. each person has his own positionMDBG iconCantofish icon / lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)MDBG icon / every kettle has its lidMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: lit. one turnip, one hole (idiom); fig. each person has his own position; each to his own; horses for courses
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom); fig. each person has his own position; each to his own; horses for courses; every kettle has its lid
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