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月子中心

Mandarin · pinyin yuè zi zhōng xīn

postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth)

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月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

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4–5–1–1 · yue4 zi5 zhong1 xin1

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