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惟利是圖

简惟利是图 · 繁惟利是圖

Mandarin · pinyin wéi lì shì tú

variant of 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú

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惟: wéi · but, however, nevertheless; only
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
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图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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2–4–4–2 · wei2 li4 shi4 tu2

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