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積陰德必有陽報
简 积阴德必有阳报 · 繁 積陰德必有陽報Mandarin · pinyin jī yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
Meanings
- (saying) doing good deeds in secret will eventually bring rewards
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- 積
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- 陰
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- 德
- dé · ethics, morality, virtue
- 必
- bì · surely, most certainly; must
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 陽
- yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
- 報
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- 积
- jī · accumulate, store up, amass
- 阴
- yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret
- 阳
- yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
- 报
- bào · report, tell, announce
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Mandarin tones
1–1–2–4–3–2–4 · ji1 yin1 de2 bi4 you3 yang2 bao4
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