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倒反天罡

Mandarin · pinyin dào fǎn tiān gāng

variant of 倒反天綱 dào fǎn tiān gāng

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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
罡: gāng · the stars making up the handle of the Big Dipper (Alkaid, Mizar, and Alioth)

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4–3–1–1 · dao4 fan3 tian1 gang1

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