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發揚光大

简发扬光大 · 繁發揚光大

Mandarin · pinyin fā yáng guāng dà

to develop and promote
to carry forward
to bring to great height of development

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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1–2–1–4 · fa1 yang2 guang1 da4

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faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6

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(idiomatic) to carry forward; to enhance

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