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自告奮勇

简自告奋勇 · 繁自告奮勇

Mandarin · pinyin zì gào fèn yǒng

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4–4–4–3 · zi4 gao4 fen4 yong3

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zi6 gou3 fan5 jung5

Cantonese word readings for 自告奮勇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zi6 gou3 fan5 jung5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to offer to do something voluntarily and enthusiastically; to volunteer for