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涓滴歸公

简涓滴归公 · 繁涓滴歸公

Mandarin · pinyin juān dī guī gōng

every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused

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涓: juān · brook, stream; select; pure
滴: dī · drip; drop of water
歸: Look up this written character
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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1–1–1–1 · juan1 di1 gui1 gong1

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gyun1 dik6 gwai1 gung1

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