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敬老尊賢

简敬老尊贤 · 繁敬老尊賢

Mandarin · pinyin jìng lǎo zūn xián

to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

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4–3–1–2 · jing4 lao3 zun1 xian2

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ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4

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