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木乃伊化

Mandarin · pinyin mù nǎi yī huà

to mummify
mummification

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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
乃: nǎi · then; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize

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4–3–1–4 · mu4 nai3 yi1 hua4

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muk6 naai5 ji1 faa3

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