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立功贖罪

简立功赎罪 · 繁立功贖罪

Mandarin · pinyin lì gōng shú zuì

to redeem oneself
to atone

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
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罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
赎: shú · buy, redeem; ransom; atone for

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4–1–2–4 · li4 gong1 shu2 zui4

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laap6 gung1 suk6 zeoi6

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