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親自動手

简亲自动手 · 繁親自動手

Mandarin · pinyin qīn zì dòng shǒu

to do the job oneself

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
手: shǒu · hand
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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1–4–4–3 · qin1 zi4 dong4 shou3

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