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八榮八恥

简八荣八耻 · 繁八榮八恥

Mandarin · pinyin Bā Róng Bā Chǐ

Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
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荣: róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper
耻: chǐ · shame, humiliation; ashamed

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Eight Honors and Eight Shames

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