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四項基本原則

简四项基本原则 · 繁四項基本原則

Mandarin · pinyin Sì xiàng Jī běn Yuán zé

the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平 Dèng Xiǎo píng in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

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四: sì · four
項: Look up this written character
基: jī · foundation, base
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
則: Look up this written character
项: xiàng · neck, nape of neck; sum; funds
则: zé · rule, law, regulation; grades

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4–4–1–3–2–2 · Si4 xiang4 Ji1 ben3 Yuan2 ze2

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sei3 hong6 gei1 bun2 jyun4 zak1

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