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死而無悔

简死而无悔 · 繁死而無悔

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ ér wú huǐ

to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
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悔: huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–2–3 · si3 er2 wu2 hui3

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sei2 ji4 mou4 fui3

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