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涓滴归公

juān dī guī gōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
every drop returns to the public good (idiom) / not one penny is misused
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

涓滴歸公 涓滴归公 [juan1 di1 gui1 gong1] /every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused/

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Other forms in these source records: 涓滴歸公

  • 涓
    juān

    brook / to select

    Juān

    surname Juan

  • 滴
    dī

    to drip / to let drip / to apply (eye drops etc) / (bound form) a drop (of liquid) / classifier for drops of liquid

  • 归
    guī

    to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

    Guī

    surname Gui

  • 公
    gōng

    public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

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