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星命家

Mandarin · pinyin xīng mìng jiā

astrologer (esp. Daoist)

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星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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1–4–1 · xing1 ming4 jia1

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sing1 meng6 gaa1

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