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眾人拾柴火焰高

简众人拾柴火焰高 · 繁眾人拾柴火焰高

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo

(lit.) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)
(fig.) the more people, the more strength

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眾: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
拾: shí · pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
柴: chái · firewood, faggots, fuel
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
焰: yàn · flame, blaze; glowing, blazing
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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4–2–2–2–3–4–1 · zhong4 ren2 shi2 chai2 huo3 yan4 gao1

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