三人行,則必有我師

简 三人行,则必有我师 · 繁 三人行,則必有我師
Mandarin · pinyin sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī

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  1. If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
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三
sān · three
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
則
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必
bì · surely, most certainly; must
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
我
wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
師
shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
则
zé · rule, law, regulation; grades
师
shī · teacher, master, specialist
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三人行,則必有我師 · san1 ren2 xing2 , ze2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1
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Exact source record三人行,則必有我師 三人行,则必有我师 [san1 ren2 xing2 , ze2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1] /If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)/