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鯁直

简鲠直 · 繁鯁直

Mandarin · pinyin gěng zhí

variant of 耿直 gěng zhí

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
鲠: gěng · fish bones; honest, upright

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3–2 · geng3 zhi2

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