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依計行事

简依计行事 · 繁依計行事

Mandarin · pinyin yī jì xíng shì

to act according to plan

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依: yī · rely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish
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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme

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1–4–2–4 · yi1 ji4 xing2 shi4

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