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天書

简天书 · 繁天書

Mandarin · pinyin tiān shū

imperial edict
heavenly book (superstition)
obscure or illegible writing
double dutch

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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1–1 · tian1 shu1

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tin1 syu1

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noun

(archaic) imperial edict
(archaic) book that has come from the heavens or immortal spirits
(figuratively) incomprehensible or undecipherable text; nonsense; gobbledygook

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