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庖犧氏

简庖牺氏 · 繁庖犧氏

Mandarin · pinyin Páo xī shì

another name for 伏羲 Fú Xī, consort of 女媧 Nǚ wā

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庖: páo · kitchen; cooking, cuisine
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氏: shì · clan, family; mister
牺: xī · sacrifice, give up; sacrificial

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2–1–4 · Pao2 xi1 shi4

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paau4 hei1 si6

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