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養精蓄銳

简养精蓄锐 · 繁養精蓄銳

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng jīng xù ruì

to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push

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3–1–4–4 · yang3 jing1 xu4 rui4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 2 Cantonese readings

joeng5 zeng1 cuk1 jeoi6

Cantonese word readings for 養精蓄銳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

joeng5 zing1 cuk1 jeoi6

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

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