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留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

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Mandarin · pinyin liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

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留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕: pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
柴: chái · firewood, faggots, fuel
燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast

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