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京都念慈菴

简京都念慈庵 · 繁京都念慈菴

Mandarin · pinyin Jīng dū Niàn cí ān

King-to Nin Jiom, or just Nin Jiom, manufacturer of 枇杷膏 pí pá gāo cough medicine

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京: jīng · capital city
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
念: niàn · think of, recall, study
慈: cí · kind, charitable, benevolent
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庵: ān · Buddhist monastery or nunnery

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1–1–4–2–1 · Jing1 du1 Nian4 ci2 an1

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