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創世紀

简创世纪 · 繁創世紀

Mandarin · pinyin chuàng shì jì#

creation myth

Mandarin · pinyin Chuàng shì jì#

Genesis (first book of the Bible)
the Creation, an epic poem of the Naxi 納西 Nà xī ethnic group

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創: Look up this written character
世: shì · generation; world; era
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创: chuàng · establish, create; knife cut
纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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4–4–4 · chuang4 shi4 ji4

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(chiefly Catholicism) Genesis (first book of the Bible)

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