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冥道

Mandarin · pinyin míng dào

path to the underworld (in Daoist or folk beliefs, referring to the journey of spirits after death)

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冥: míng · dark, gloomy, night; deep
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

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2–4 · ming2 dao4

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