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言必信，行必果

Mandarin · pinyin yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ

one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
果: guǒ · fruit; result

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