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獨立自主
简 独立自主 · 繁 獨立自主Mandarin · pinyin dú lì zì zhǔ
Meanings
- independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
- to act independently
- to maintain control over one's own affairs
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2–4–4–3 · du2 li4 zi4 zhu3
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duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be independent and one's own master
- (idiomatic) to pursue a foreign policy of peaceful development, autonomy and self-reliance
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