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脈息

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Mandarin · pinyin mài xī

pulse

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脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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4–1 · mai4 xi1

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mak6 sik1

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noun

(medicine) pulse; (figuratively) sign of the times

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