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与狐谋皮
yǔ​hú​móu​pí

futile request

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与狐谋皮 (與狐謀皮) yǔ​hú​móu​pí
futile request
(idiom) to ask someone to act against their own interests (original form of 与虎谋皮 yǔ​hǔ​móu​pí)

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