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有子存焉

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu zǐ cún yān

I still have sons, don't I?
fig. future generations will continue the work

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
存: cún · exist, live, be; survive; remain
焉: yān · thereupon, then; how? why? where?

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3–3–2–1 · you3 zi3 cun2 yan1

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