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事業線

简事业线 · 繁事業線

Mandarin · pinyin shì yè xiàn

(palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger)
(slang) cleavage

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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線: Look up this written character
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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4–4–4 · shi4 ye4 xian4

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si6 jip6 sin3

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noun

(palmistry) career line; fate line
(slang) cleavage (hollow or separation between breasts)

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