溫良忍讓

简 温良忍让 · 繁 溫良忍讓
Mandarin · pinyin wēn liáng rěn ràng

Meanings

  1. submissive
  2. accommodating
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溫
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良
liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
忍
rěn · endure, bear, suffer; forbear
讓
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温
wēn · lukewarm
让
ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede
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1–2–3–4 · wen1 liang2 ren3 rang4

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wan1 loeng4 jan2 joeng6

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