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發揚蹈厲

简发扬蹈厉 · 繁發揚蹈厲

Mandarin · pinyin fā yáng dǎo lì

see 發揚踔厲 fā yáng chuō lì

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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蹈: dǎo · stamp feet; dance
厲: Look up this written character
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise
厉: lì · whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet

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1–2–3–4 · fa1 yang2 dao3 li4

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faat3 joeng4 dou6 lai6

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