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存異求同

简存异求同 · 繁存異求同

Mandarin · pinyin cún yì qiú tóng

see 求同存異 qiú tóng cún yì

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存: cún · exist, live, be; survive; remain
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求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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2–4–2–2 · cun2 yi4 qiu2 tong2

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