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尔

ěr

1. pronoun you (classical)

   成语"出尔反尔"里的"尔"是"你"的意思。

   Chéngyǔ "chū ěr fǎn ěr" lǐ de "ěr" shì "nǐ" de yìsi.

   In the idiom 出尔反尔, 尔 means "you."

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