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精於此道

简精于此道 · 繁精於此道

Mandarin · pinyin jīng yú cǐ dào

to be proficient in the area of
skilled in this field

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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1–2–3–4 · jing1 yu2 ci3 dao4

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