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抱朴子

Mandarin · pinyin Bào pǔ zǐ

Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 Gě Hóng on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

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抱: bào · embrace, hold in arms, enfold
朴: pǔ · simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–3–3 · Bao4 pu3 zi3

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