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故舊不棄

简故旧不弃 · 繁故舊不棄

Mandarin · pinyin gù jiù bù qì

do not neglect old friends

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故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
舊: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
棄: Look up this written character
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard

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4–4–4–4 · gu4 jiu4 bu4 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu3 gau6 bat1 hei3

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proverb

do not neglect old friends

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