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克己

Mandarin · pinyin kè jǐ

self-restraint
discipline
selflessness

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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

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4–3 · ke4 ji3

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verb

to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint

adj

frugal; economical; thrifty

noun

self-control; self-restraint

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