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蝇粪点玉
yíng​fèn​diǎn​yù

a fly in the ointment

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
蝇粪点玉 蠅糞點玉 yíng​fèn​diǎn​yù
a fly in the ointment
(literary) fly specks on jade; a metaphor for how the wicked and treacherous can harm good people or ruin something precious
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