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救人一命勝造七級浮屠 (gau3 jan4 jat1 ming6 sing3 zou6 cat1 kap1 fau4 tou4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

救人一命勝造七級浮屠 (gau3 jan4 jat1 ming6 sing3 zou6 cat1 kap1 fau4 tou4, jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú) — saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 救人如救火 (gau3 jan4 jyu4 gau3 fo2) — to describe a situation where a person is in urgent need of help
• 救人 (gau3 jan4) — verb; rescue people; save people; life saving
• 救傷 (gau3 soeng1) — to save the injured
• 救傷車 (gau3 soeng1 ce1) — ambulance
• 救傷隊 (gau3 soeng1 deoi6) — the ambulance brigade; the paramedics
• 救兵 (gau3 bing1) — the relief troops; the reinforcements; the cavalry

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