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太乙金華宗旨

简太乙金华宗旨 · 繁太乙金華宗旨

Mandarin · pinyin Tài yǐ Jīn huá Zōng zhǐ

The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
旨: zhǐ · purpose, aim; excellent
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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4–3–1–2–1–3 · Tai4 yi3 Jin1 hua2 Zong1 zhi3

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