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救人一命勝造七級浮屠

简救人一命胜造七级浮屠 · 繁救人一命勝造七級浮屠

Mandarin · pinyin jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

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救: jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
造: zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
七: qī · seven
級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
屠: tú · butcher, slaughter, massacre
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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4–2–1–4–4–4–1–2–2–2 · jiu4 ren2 yi1 ming4 sheng4 zao4 qi1 ji2 fu2 tu2

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