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發人深省 (faat3 jan4 sam1 sing2) — provide food for thought; thought-stimulating; set people thinking in Cantonese

faat˗₃發janˎ₄人samˉ¹深singˊ²省
简 发人深省
Mandarin Pinyin: fa1 ren2 shen1 sheng3

Meaning of 發人深省

nounprovide food for thought; thought-stimulating; set people thinking
noun發人深思

Characters in 發人深省

發faat3
classifier for ammunition
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
深sam1
profound; mysterious; difficult; abstruse
省saang2
economize; save; frugal

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