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奧姆真理教

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Mandarin · pinyin Ào mǔ Zhēn lǐ jiào

Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

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姆: mǔ · child's governess; matron
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
教: jiào · teach, class
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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4–3–1–3–4 · Ao4 mu3 Zhen1 li3 jiao4

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