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龍脈

简龙脉 · 繁龍脈

Mandarin · pinyin lóng mài

dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon

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脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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2–4 · long2 mai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lung4 mak6

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noun

(geomancy) windings of mountainous terrain
(Southern Min) mountain range
(literary) imperial mausoleum

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