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劫數難逃

简劫数难逃 · 繁劫數難逃

Mandarin · pinyin jié shù nán táo

Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.

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劫: jié · take by force, coerce; disaster
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
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逃: táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
数: shù · number; several, count; fate
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–4–2–2 · jie2 shu4 nan2 tao2

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