See 自求多福 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Ever think of your ancestor, Cultivating your virtue,\nAlways striving to accord with the will [of Heaven]. So shall you be seeking for much happiness.",
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"text": "無念爾祖，聿脩厥德。\n永言配命，自求多福。",
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"text": "无念尔祖，聿脩厥德。\n永言配命，自求多福。",
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"zh-pron": "tzŭ⁴-chʻiu²-to¹-fu²"
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"zh-pron": "tzyhchyouduofwu"
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