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先王之道

Mandarin · pinyin xiān wáng zhī dào

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先: xiān · first, former, previous
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–2–1–4 · xian1 wang2 zhi1 dao4

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sin1 wong4 zi1 dou6

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