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發憤圖強

简发愤图强 · 繁發憤圖強

Mandarin · pinyin fā fèn tú qiáng

to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
愤: fèn · resent, hate; indignant
图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic

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1–4–2–2 · fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2

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faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4

Cantonese word readings for 發憤圖強. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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