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扶正壓邪

简扶正压邪 · 繁扶正壓邪

Mandarin · pinyin fú zhèng yā xié

to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

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扶: fú · support, help; protect; hold on
正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
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邪: xié · wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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2–4–1–2 · fu2 zheng4 ya1 xie2

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