銘言

简 铭言 · 繁 銘言
Mandarin · pinyin míng yán

Meanings

  1. motto
  2. slogan
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銘
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言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
铭
míng · inscribe, engrave
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2–2 · ming2 yan2

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