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需要是发明之母		Traditional Chinese
需要是發明之母
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
seui1 yiu3 si6 faat3 ming4 ji1 mou5
Short definition Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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