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精誠所加，金石為開

简精诚所加，金石为开 · 繁精誠所加，金石為開

Mandarin · pinyin jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi

see 精誠所至，金石為開 jīng chéng suǒ zhì, jīn shí wèi kāi

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
誠: Look up this written character
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
為: Look up this written character
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
诚: chéng · sincere, honest; true, real
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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