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獨當一面

简独当一面 · 繁獨當一面

Mandarin · pinyin dú dāng yī miàn

to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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2–1–1–4 · du2 dang1 yi1 mian4

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duk6 dong1 jat1 min6

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(idiomatic) to undertake part of a task independently; to take charge of something on one's own; to assume personal responsibility

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