一个萝卜一个坑

yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

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Definitions

1. lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
2. fig. each person has his own position
3. each to his own
4. horses for courses
5. every kettle has its lid

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Child Words of 一个萝卜一个坑

• 一 一 yī: one
• 个 个 gè: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
• 坑 坑 kēng: pit; depression; hollow
• 萝卜 萝卜 luó bo: radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bái luó bo]
• 卜 卜 bǔ: (bound form) to divine
• 卜 卜 bo: see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó bo]
• 萝 萝 luó: radish