千金要方

Mandarin · pinyin Qiān jīn Yào fāng

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  1. Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈 Sūn Sī miǎo
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千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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1–1–4–1 · Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin1 gam1 jiu3 fong1

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Exact source record千金要方 千金要方 [Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] /Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]/