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急人之難

简急人之难 · 繁急人之難

Mandarin · pinyin jí rén zhī nàn

anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)

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急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–2–1–4 · ji2 ren2 zhi1 nan4

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gap1 jan4 zi1 naan4

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