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物盡其用

简 物尽其用 · 繁 物盡其用
Mandarin · pinyin wù jìn qí yòng

Meanings

  1. to use sth to the full
  2. to make the best use of everything
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Characters in this entry

物
wù · thing, substance, creature
盡
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其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
用
yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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4–4–2–4 · wu4 jin4 qi2 yong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mat6 zeon6 kei4 jung6

Cantonese word readings for 物盡其用. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mat6 zeon6 kei4 jung6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to fully utilize something; to use something to the full

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