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永不生鏽的螺絲釘

简永不生锈的螺丝钉 · 繁永不生鏽的螺絲釘

Mandarin · pinyin yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng

a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒 Léi Fēng

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永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
螺: luó · spiral shell; conch; spiral
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锈: xiù · rust, corrode
丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
钉: dīng · nail, spike; pursue closely

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3–4–1–4–5–2–1–1 · yong3 bu4 sheng1 xiu4 de5 luo2 si1 ding1

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