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功德無量

简功德无量 · 繁功德無量

Mandarin · pinyin gōng dé wú liàng

no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence

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功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
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量: liàng · measure, quantity, capacity
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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1–2–2–4 · gong1 de2 wu2 liang4

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gung1 dak1 mou4 loeng4

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(of deeds) great; of boundless beneficence; to do immeasurable good

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