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擇善而從

简 择善而从 · 繁 擇善而從
Mandarin · pinyin zé shàn ér cóng

Meanings

  1. to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
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擇
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善
shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
從
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
择
zé · select, choose, pick out
从
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
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2–4–2–2 · ze2 shan4 er2 cong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaak6 sin6 ji4 cung4

Cantonese word readings for 擇善而從. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zaak6 sin6 ji4 cung4

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