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人給家足

简人给家足 · 繁人給家足

Mandarin · pinyin rén jǐ jiā zú

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
給: gěi · give; by, for
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
给: gěi · give; by, for

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2–3–1–2 · ren2 ji3 jia1 zu2

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