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香燭

简香烛 · 繁香燭

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng zhú

joss stick and candle

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香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
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烛: zhú · candle, taper; shine, illuminate

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1–2 · xiang1 zhu2

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hoeng1 zuk1

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noun

joss stick and candles (burned when offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors)

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