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冥冥之中

Mandarin · pinyin míng míng zhī zhōng

in the unseen world of spirits
mysteriously and inexorably

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冥: míng · dark, gloomy, night; deep
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain

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2–2–1–1 · ming2 ming2 zhi1 zhong1

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ming5 ming5 zi1 zung1

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