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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
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"word": "بطل مجهول"
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
"word": "無名英雄"
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"roman": "wúmíng yīngxióng",
"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition"
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
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"alt": "えんのしたのちからもち",
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"roman": "en no shita no chikaramochi",
"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
"word": "縁の下の力持ち"
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"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
"word": "shujaa asiyejulikana"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpìt-tɔɔng-lǎng-prá",
"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
"word": "ปิดทองหลังพระ"
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"word": "unsung hero"
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"word": "بطل مجهول"
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"word": "無名英雄"
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition"
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"alt": "えんのしたのちからもち",
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
"word": "縁の下の力持ち"
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"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
"word": "shujaa asiyejulikana"
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"roman": "bpìt-tɔɔng-lǎng-prá",
"sense": "one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition",
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