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足智多謀

简足智多谋 · 繁足智多謀

Mandarin · pinyin zú zhì duō móu

resourceful
full of stratagems

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足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
智: zhì · wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
謀: Look up this written character
谋: móu · plan, scheme; stratagem

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2–4–1–2 · zu2 zhi4 duo1 mou2

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(idiomatic) resourceful

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