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解鈴還需繫鈴人

简解铃还需系铃人 · 繁解鈴還需繫鈴人

Mandarin · pinyin jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

variant of 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

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解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
鈴: Look up this written character
還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
需: xū · need, require, must; hexagram ䷄
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
铃: líng · bell
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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3–2–2–1–4–2–2 · jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2

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gaai2 ling4 waan4 seoi1 hai6 ling4 jan4

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