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涓滴歸公

简 涓滴归公 · 繁 涓滴歸公
Mandarin · pinyin juān dī guī gōng

Meanings

  1. every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
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涓
juān · brook, stream; select; pure
滴
dī · drip; drop of water
歸
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公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
归
guī · return; return to, revert to
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1–1–1–1 · juan1 di1 gui1 gong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gyun1 dik6 gwai1 gung1

Cantonese word readings for 涓滴歸公. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gyun1 dik6 gwai1 gung1

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涓滴歸公 · juan1 di1 gui1 gong1
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Exact source record涓滴歸公 涓滴归公 [juan1 di1 gui1 gong1] /every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused/