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Mandarin · pinyin shā wěi

to finish off
to wind up

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煞: shā · malignant deity; baleful, noxious; strike dead
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)

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1–3 · sha1 wei3

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