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死因不明

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ yīn bù míng

unknown cause of death

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear

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3–1–4–2 · si3 yin1 bu4 ming2

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