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勤儉樸素

简勤俭朴素 · 繁勤儉樸素

Mandarin · pinyin qín jiǎn pǔ sù

hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

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勤: qín · industrious, diligent, attentive
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素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
俭: jiǎn · temperate, frugal, economical
朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree

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2–3–3–4 · qin2 jian3 pu3 su4

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kan4 gim6 pok3 sou3

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