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孔融讓梨

简孔融让梨 · 繁孔融讓梨

Mandarin · pinyin Kǒng Róng ràng lí

Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融 Kǒng Róng picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty

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孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
融: róng · melt, fuse; blend, harmonize
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梨: lí · pear; opera; cut, slash
让: ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede

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3–2–4–2 · Kong3 Rong2 rang4 li2

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hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4

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