冥冥之中

Mandarin · pinyin míng míng zhī zhōng

Meanings

  1. in the unseen world of spirits
  2. mysteriously and inexorably
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冥
míng · dark, gloomy, night; deep
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
中
zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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2–2–1–1 · ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming5 ming5 zi1 zung1

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冥冥之中 · ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1
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Exact source record冥冥之中 冥冥之中 [ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1] /in the unseen world of spirits/mysteriously and inexorably/