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五斗米道

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)
Way of the Celestial Master

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五: wǔ · five; surname
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

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3–3–3–4 · Wu3 dou3 mi3 Dao4

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