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疏財仗義
简 疏财仗义 · 繁 疏財仗義Mandarin · pinyin shū cái zhàng yì
Meanings
- distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
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1–2–4–4 · shu1 cai2 zhang4 yi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
so1 coi4 zoeng6 ji6
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so1 coi4 zoeng6 ji6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) willing to disperse money in order to uphold justice
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