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拒腐防變

简拒腐防变 · 繁拒腐防變

Mandarin · pinyin jù fǔ fáng biàn

to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

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拒: jù · ward off with hand, defend
腐: fǔ · rot, decay, spoil; rotten
防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
變: Look up this written character
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–3–2–4 · ju4 fu3 fang2 bian4

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keoi5 fu6 fong4 bin3

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