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家給人足

简家给人足 · 繁家給人足

Mandarin · pinyin jiā jǐ rén zú

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
給: gěi · give; by, for
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
给: gěi · give; by, for

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1–3–2–2 · jia1 ji3 ren2 zu2

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gaa1 kap1 jan4 zuk1

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