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借腹生子

Mandarin · pinyin jiè fù shēng zǐ

surrogate pregnancy

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借: jiè · borrow; lend; make pretext of
腹: fù · stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–4–1–3 · jie4 fu4 sheng1 zi3

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ze3 fuk1 sang1 zi2

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