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排難解紛

简排难解纷 · 繁排難解紛

Mandarin · pinyin pái nàn jiě fēn

to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences

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排: pái · row, rank, line
難: Look up this written character
解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
紛: Look up this written character
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled

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2–4–3–1 · pai2 nan4 jie3 fen1

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