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盡心竭力

简尽心竭力 · 繁盡心竭力

Mandarin · pinyin jìn xīn jié lì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
竭: jié · put forth great effort; exhaust
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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4–1–2–4 · jin4 xin1 jie2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeon6 sam1 kit3 lik6

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(idiomatic) to do something with all one's heart and all one's might

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