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道德高地

Mandarin · pinyin dào dé gāo dì

moral high ground

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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4–2–1–4 · dao4 de2 gao1 di4

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(idiomatic) synonym of 道德制高點 /道德制高点 (dàodé zhìgāodiǎn, “moral high ground”)

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