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恆生

简恒生 · 繁恆生

Mandarin · pinyin Héng shēng

Hang Seng (the name of a bank in Hong Kong and of the stock market index the bank established)

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
恒: héng · constant, regular, persistent

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2–1 · Heng2 sheng1

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