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訪貧問苦

简访贫问苦 · 繁訪貧問苦

Mandarin · pinyin fǎng pín wèn kǔ

to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)

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問: wèn · ask (about), inquire after
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
访: fǎng · visit; ask, inquire
贫: pín · poor, impoverished, needy
问: wèn · ask about, inquire after

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3–2–4–3 · fang3 pin2 wen4 ku3

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fong2 pan4 man6 fu2

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