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道德困境

Mandarin · pinyin dào dé kùn jìng

ethical dilemma

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
困: kùn · to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region

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4–2–4–4 · dao4 de2 kun4 jing4

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dou6 dak1 kwan3 ging2

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