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一視同仁

简一视同仁 · 繁一視同仁

Mandarin · pinyin yī shì tóng rén

to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
仁: rén · humaneness, benevolence, kindness
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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1–4–2–2 · yi1 shi4 tong2 ren2

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jat1 si6 tung4 jan4

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(idiomatic) to treat everybody in the same way

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