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自強不息

简 自强不息 · 繁 自強不息
Mandarin · pinyin zì qiáng bù xī

Meanings

  1. to strive unremittingly
  2. self-improvement
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Characters in this entry

自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
強
qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
息
xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
强
qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
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4–2–4–1 · zi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 goeng6 bat1 sik1

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zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to strive to better oneself constantly and never slacken

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