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鼎力相助

Mandarin · pinyin dǐng lì xiāng zhù

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鼎: dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
助: zhù · help, aid, assist

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3–4–1–4 · ding3 li4 xiang1 zhu4

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(polite, honorific) to give generous assistance

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