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進益

简进益 · 繁進益

Mandarin · pinyin jìn yì

income
(literary) improvement
progress

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進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
益: yì · profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter

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4–4 · jin4 yi4

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zeon3 jik1

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noun

(formal) progress (in study, etc.); (literary) improvement
(formal, finance, accounting, business) income; receipts

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