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人相學

简人相学 · 繁人相學

Mandarin · pinyin rén xiàng xué

physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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2–4–2 · ren2 xiang4 xue2

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