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Mandarin · pinyin Fǎ lún gōng

Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
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功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur

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3–2–1 · Fa3 lun2 gong1

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