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從實招來

简从实招来 · 繁從實招來

Mandarin · pinyin cóng shí zhāo lái

to own up to the facts

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
招: zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–2–1–2 · cong2 shi2 zhao1 lai2

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cung4 sat6 ziu1 loi4

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verb

to confess the truth; to tell the truth; to come clean

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