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一言一動

简一言一动 · 繁一言一動

Mandarin · pinyin yī yán yī dòng

(one's) every word and deed (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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1–2–1–4 · yi1 yan2 yi1 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 jin4 jat1 dung6

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