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故舊不棄

简 故旧不弃 · 繁 故舊不棄
Mandarin · pinyin gù jiù bù qì

Meanings

  1. do not neglect old friends
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故
gù · ancient, old; reason, because
舊
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
棄
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旧
jiù · old, ancient; former, past
弃
qì · reject, abandon, discard
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4–4–4–4 · gu4 jiu4 bu4 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu3 gau6 bat1 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 故舊不棄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gu3 gau6 bat1 hei3

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proverb

  1. do not neglect old friends

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