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隕命

简陨命 · 繁隕命

Mandarin · pinyin yǔn mìng

variant of 殞命 yǔn mìng
to die
to perish

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隕: Look up this written character
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
陨: yǔn · fall, slip; let fall; die

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3–4 · yun3 ming4

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wan5 ming6

Cantonese word readings for 隕命. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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