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自動自發

简自动自发 · 繁自動自發

Mandarin · pinyin zì dòng zì fā

(to act) on one's own initiative

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–4–4–1 · zi4 dong4 zi4 fa1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 dung6 zi6 faat3

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