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孔融讓梨
简 孔融让梨 · 繁 孔融讓梨Mandarin · pinyin Kǒng Róng ràng lí
Meanings
- Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融 Kǒng Róng picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
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3–2–4–2 · Kong3 Rong2 rang4 li2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4
Cantonese word readings for 孔融讓梨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4
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