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從井救人

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Mandarin · pinyin cóng jǐng jiù rén

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
救: jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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2–3–4–2 · cong2 jing3 jiu4 ren2

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