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直道而行

Mandarin · pinyin zhí dào ér xíng

lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144

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2–4–2–2 · zhi2 dao4 er2 xing2

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