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替天行道

Mandarin · pinyin tì tiān xíng dào

(idiom) to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven

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替: tì · change, replace, substitute for
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

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4–1–2–4 · ti4 tian1 xing2 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai3 tin1 hang4 dou6

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(idiomatic) to enforce justice for the heavens

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