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土地神

Mandarin · pinyin Tǔ dì Shén

local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公 Tǔ dì Gōng)

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being

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3–4–2 · Tu3 di4 Shen2

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