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日積月累

简日积月累 · 繁日積月累

Mandarin · pinyin rì jī yuè lěi

to accumulate over a long period of time

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
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月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass

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4–1–4–3 · ri4 ji1 yue4 lei3

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jat6 zik1 jyut6 leoi6

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(idiomatic) to accumulate over a long period; gradual accumulation

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