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涌泉相報

简涌泉相报 · 繁涌泉相報

Mandarin · pinyin yǒng quán xiāng bào

to repay a kindness many times over (from the saying 滴水之恩，當湧泉相報 dī shuǐ zhī ēn, dāng yǒng quán xiāng bào)

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涌: yǒng · surge up, bubble up, gush forth
泉: quán · spring, fountain; wealth, money
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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报: bào · report, tell, announce

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3–2–1–4 · yong3 quan2 xiang1 bao4

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