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回祿之災

简回禄之灾 · 繁回祿之災

Mandarin · pinyin Huí lù zhī zāi

(idiom) fire disaster; conflagration

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
祿: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
災: Look up this written character
禄: lù · blessing, happiness, prosperity
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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2–4–1–1 · Hui2 lu4 zhi1 zai1

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wui4 luk6 zi1 zoi1

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