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衡情酌理

Mandarin · pinyin héng qíng zhuó lǐ

to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
to deliberate

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衡: héng · measure, weigh, judge, consider
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
酌: zhuó · serve wine; feast; deliberate
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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2–2–2–3 · heng2 qing2 zhuo2 li3

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hang4 cing4 zoek3 lei5

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