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Mandarin · pinyin gēng zhāng

lit. to restring one's bow
to reform and start over again

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更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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1–1 · geng1 zhang1

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