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生命線

简生命线 · 繁生命線

Mandarin · pinyin shēng mìng xiàn

lifeline

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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1–4–4 · sheng1 ming4 xian4

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sang1 ming6 sin3

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noun

lifeblood; essential component; lifeline
(palmistry) lifeline; line of life
(Malaysia, Taiwan) lifeline (a source of salvation in a crisis)

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