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援助之手

Mandarin · pinyin yuán zhù zhī shǒu

a helping hand

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援: yuán · aid, assist; lead; cite
助: zhù · help, aid, assist
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
手: shǒu · hand

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2–4–1–3 · yuan2 zhu4 zhi1 shou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wun4 zo6 zi1 sau2

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