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命歸黃泉

简命归黄泉 · 繁命歸黃泉

Mandarin · pinyin mìng guī Huáng quán

lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉 Huáng quán (idiom)
fig. to die
to meet one's end

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命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
泉: quán · spring, fountain; wealth, money
归: guī · return; return to, revert to
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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4–1–2–2 · ming4 gui1 Huang2 quan2

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ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4

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