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盡職盡責

简尽职尽责 · 繁盡職盡責

Mandarin · pinyin jìn zhí jìn zé

responsible and diligent (idiom)

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尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
职: zhí · duty, profession; office, post
责: zé · one's responsibility, duty

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4–2–4–2 · jin4 zhi2 jin4 ze2

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