孔融讓梨 (hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4): Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty | Cantonese Dictionary

hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4孔融讓梨孔融让梨

Jyutpinghung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4

Yalehúng yùngh yeungh lèih

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Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty

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T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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