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加官進祿

简加官进禄 · 繁加官進祿

Mandarin · pinyin jiā guān jìn lù

promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
官: guān · official, public servant
進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
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进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
禄: lù · blessing, happiness, prosperity

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1–1–4–4 · jia1 guan1 jin4 lu4

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gaa1 gun1 zeon3 luk6

Cantonese word readings for 加官進祿. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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