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造福萬民

简造福万民 · 繁造福萬民

Mandarin · pinyin zào fú wàn mín

to benefit thousands of people

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造: zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
萬: Look up this written character
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–2–4–2 · zao4 fu2 wan4 min2

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zou6 fuk1 maan6 man4

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