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顆粒歸倉

简颗粒归仓 · 繁顆粒歸倉

Mandarin · pinyin kē lì guī cāng

to gather all the harvested grain into the granary; to harvest every single grain

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顆: Look up this written character
粒: lì · grain; small particle
歸: Look up this written character
倉: Look up this written character
颗: kē · grain, kernel
归: guī · return; return to, revert to
仓: cāng · granary; berth; sea

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1–4–1–1 · ke1 li4 gui1 cang1

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verb

to gather all the harvested grain into the granary; to harvest every single grain

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