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一分耕耘，一分收穫

简一分耕耘，一分收获 · 繁一分耕耘，一分收穫

Mandarin · pinyin yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò

(saying) you reap what you sow

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
耕: gēng · plow, cultivate
耘: yún · weed
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
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获: huò · obtain, get, receive; seize

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