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應運

简应运 · 繁應運

Mandarin · pinyin yìng yùn

to conform with destiny
as the occasion demands

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應: yīng · should, ought to, must
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应: yīng · should, ought to, must
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport

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4–4 · ying4 yun4

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