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長記性

简长记性 · 繁長記性

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng jì xing

(coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough sense to learn from one's mistakes

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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3–4–5 · zhang3 ji4 xing5

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zoeng2 gei3 sing3

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