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支與流裔

简支与流裔 · 繁支與流裔

Mandarin · pinyin zhī yǔ liú yì

lit. branches and descendants
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支: zhī · disperse, pay; support; branch
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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
裔: yì · progeny, descendants, posterity
与: yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant

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1–3–2–4 · zhi1 yu3 liu2 yi4

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