天生

Mandarin · pinyin tiān shēng

Meanings

  1. nature
  2. disposition
  3. innate
  4. natural
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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1–1 · tian1 sheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tin1 saang1 · tin1 sang1

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adj

  1. innate; inborn; inherent; natural; intrinsic

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