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揚清激濁

简扬清激浊 · 繁揚清激濁

Mandarin · pinyin yáng qīng jī zhuó

see 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng

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清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
激: jī · arouse, excite, incite; quickly
濁: Look up this written character
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise
浊: zhuó · muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy

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2–1–1–2 · yang2 qing1 ji1 zhuo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng4 cing1 gik1 zuk6

Cantonese word readings for 揚清激濁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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