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從儉

简从俭 · 繁從儉

Mandarin · pinyin cóng jiǎn

economical; modest

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
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从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
俭: jiǎn · temperate, frugal, economical

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2–3 · cong2 jian3

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