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童叟無欺

简童叟无欺 · 繁童叟無欺

Mandarin · pinyin tóng sǒu wú qī

cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.

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童: tóng · child, boy, servant boy; virgin
叟: sǒu · old man; elder
無: Look up this written character
欺: qī · cheat, double-cross, deceive
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–3–2–1 · tong2 sou3 wu2 qi1

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(idiomatic) to conduct business honestly with all customers

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