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生死有命

Mandarin · pinyin shēng sǐ yǒu mìng

Meanings

  1. life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
死
sǐ · die; dead; death
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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1–3–3–4 · sheng1 si3 you3 ming4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sang1 sei2 jau5 ming6

Cantonese word readings for 生死有命. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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