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小康

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo kāng#

moderately affluent
well-off
a period of peace and prosperity

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo kāng#

Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同 Dà tóng

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
康: kāng · peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy

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3–1 · xiao3 kang1

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siu2 hong1

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noun

(Chinese philosophy) Confucian near-ideal state of society; period of peace and prosperity
(modern uses) comparatively good living standards; moderate affluence

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