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物質文明和精神文明

简物质文明和精神文明 · 繁物質文明和精神文明

Mandarin · pinyin wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng

material and spiritual culture
matter and mind
material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)

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物: wù · thing, substance, creature
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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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4–4–2–2–2–1–2–2–2 · wu4 zhi4 wen2 ming2 he2 jing1 shen2 wen2 ming2

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mat6 zat1 man4 ming4 wo4 zing1 san4 man4 ming4

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