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造物

Mandarin · pinyin zào wù

Meanings

  1. luck
  2. to create the universe
  3. god (as the creator of all things)
  4. the Creator
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造
zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
物
wù · thing, substance, creature
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4–4 · zao4 wu4

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noun

  1. the divine force that created the universe
  2. (obsolete) luck; fate

verb

  1. to create all things

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