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天煞孤星

Mandarin · pinyin tiān shà gū xīng

bane of others' existence

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
煞: shā · malignant deity; baleful, noxious; strike dead
孤: gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)

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1–4–1–1 · tian1 sha4 gu1 xing1

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tin1 saat3 gu1 sing1

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