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一命歸陰

简一命归阴 · 繁一命歸陰

Mandarin · pinyin yī mìng guī yīn

see 一命嗚呼 yī mìng wū hū

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
歸: Look up this written character
陰: Look up this written character
归: guī · return; return to, revert to
阴: yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret

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1–4–1–1 · yi1 ming4 gui1 yin1

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