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德智體美

简 德智体美 · 繁 德智體美
Mandarin · pinyin dé zhì tǐ měi

Meanings

  1. the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense
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德
dé · ethics, morality, virtue
智
zhì · wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
體
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
美
měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
体
tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
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2–4–3–3 · de2 zhi4 ti3 mei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dak1 zi3 tai2 mei5

Cantonese word readings for 德智體美. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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德智體美 · de2 zhi4 ti3 mei3
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Exact source record德智體美 德智体美 [de2 zhi4 ti3 mei3] /the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense/