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命名日

Mandarin · pinyin mìng míng rì

name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)

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命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
日: rì · sun; day; daytime

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4–2–4 · ming4 ming2 ri4

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ming6 ming4 jat6

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name day

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