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積德累功

简积德累功 · 繁積德累功

Mandarin · pinyin jī dé lěi gōng

to accumulate merit and virtue

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass

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1–2–3–1 · ji1 de2 lei3 gong1

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zik1 dak1 leoi5 gung1

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