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死而復活

简死而复活 · 繁死而復活

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ ér fù huó

to come back to life (after death)

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
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活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly

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3–2–4–2 · si3 er2 fu4 huo2

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sei2 ji4 fuk6 wut6

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verb

to come back to life (after death)

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