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澡身浴德

Mandarin · pinyin zǎo shēn yù dé

to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
cleanliness is next to godliness

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澡: zǎo · wash, bathe
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
浴: yù · bathe, wash; bath
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue

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3–1–4–2 · zao3 shen1 yu4 de2

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