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因人成事

Mandarin · pinyin yīn rén chéng shì

to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends

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因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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1–2–2–4 · yin1 ren2 cheng2 shi4

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