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艱苦樸素

简艰苦朴素 · 繁艱苦樸素

Mandarin · pinyin jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

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艱: Look up this written character
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
樸: Look up this written character
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
艰: jiān · difficult, hard; distressing
朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree

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1–3–3–4 · jian1 ku3 pu3 su4

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gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3

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