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發揚踔厲

简发扬踔厉 · 繁發揚踔厲

Mandarin · pinyin fā yáng chuō lì

to be full of vigor (idiom)

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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踔: chuō · to get ahead; to stride; to excel
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发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise
厉: lì · whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet

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1–2–1–4 · fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4

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