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廣結良緣

简广结良缘 · 繁廣結良緣

Mandarin · pinyin guǎng jié liáng yuán

to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)

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廣: Look up this written character
結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
緣: Look up this written character
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
缘: yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

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3–2–2–2 · guang3 jie2 liang2 yuan2

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gwong2 git3 loeng4 jyun4

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