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德高望重
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an honorable person; a person with integrity and of good repute Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:德 dak1 - virtue; personal energy; family name高 gou1 - tall, high 望 mong6 - look towards; gaze at; hope; call on 重 cung5 zung6 cung4 - heavy; important; furthermore; repeat |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
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: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).