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當之無愧

简当之无愧 · 繁當之無愧

Mandarin · pinyin dāng zhī wú kuì

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
無: Look up this written character
愧: kuì · ashamed, conscience-stricken
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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1–1–2–4 · dang1 zhi1 wu2 kui4

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dong1 zi1 mou4 kwai5

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(idiomatic) to merit the reward; to be deserving; to be a good pick

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