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深明大義

简 深明大义 · 繁 深明大義
Mandarin · pinyin shēn míng dà yì

Meanings

  1. to have a high notion of one's duty
  2. to be highly principled
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深
shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
義
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义
yì · right conduct, righteousness
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1–2–4–4 · shen1 ming2 da4 yi4

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sam1 ming4 daai6 ji6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be deeply conscious of the righteousness of a cause

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