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身體是革命的本錢 身体是革命的本钱 [shen1 ti3 shi4 ge2 ming4 de5 ben3 qian2] /lit. the body is the revolution's capital/fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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