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奧祕

简奥秘 · 繁奧祕

Mandarin · pinyin ào mì

secret
mystery

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奧: Look up this written character
祕: mì · mysterious, secret, abstruse
奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
秘: mì · secret, mysterious, abstruse

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4–4 · ao4 mi4

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ou3 bei3

Cantonese word readings for 奧祕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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