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生成

Mandarin · pinyin shēng chéng

to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being
to be born with; to be blessed with

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed

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1–2 · sheng1 cheng2

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verb

to form; to be formed; to come into being; to generate; to produce
to be born with; to be gifted with

adv

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) anyway; in any case; whatever happens
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) as should be the case

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