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千金方

Mandarin · pinyin Qiān jīn fāng

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈 Sūn Sī miǎo

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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1–1–1 · Qian1 jin1 fang1

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