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頹運

简颓运 · 繁頹運

Mandarin · pinyin tuí yùn

crumbling fate
declining fortune

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颓: tuí · ruined, decayed; disintegrate
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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2–4 · tui2 yun4

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