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直情徑行

简直情径行 · 繁直情徑行

Mandarin · pinyin zhí qíng jìng xíng

straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
径: jìng · narrow path; diameter; direct

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2–2–4–2 · zhi2 qing2 jing4 xing2

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