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餘勇可賈

简余勇可贾 · 繁餘勇可賈

Mandarin · pinyin yú yǒng kě gǔ

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work
not resting on one's laurels

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勇: yǒng · brave, courageous, fierce
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
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余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus
贾: jiǎ · surname; merchant; buy, trade

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2–3–3–3 · yu2 yong3 ke3 gu3

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(idiomatic) to be exceedingly valorous; to have extraordinary courage
(idiomatic) to be ready for more challenges; to be untiring for further exploits

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