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精誠所至

简精诚所至 · 繁精誠所至

Mandarin · pinyin jīng chéng suǒ zhì

no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
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所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
诚: chéng · sincere, honest; true, real

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1–2–3–4 · jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4

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zing1 sing4 so2 zi3

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