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濟困扶危

简济困扶危 · 繁濟困扶危

Mandarin · pinyin jì kùn fú wēi

to help those in distress (idiom)

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困: kùn · to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
扶: fú · support, help; protect; hold on
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
济: jì · help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross

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4–4–2–1 · ji4 kun4 fu2 wei1

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zai3 kwan3 fu4 ngai4

Cantonese word readings for 濟困扶危. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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