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Mandarin · pinyin xiāo xi lái yuán

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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1–5–2–2 · xiao1 xi5 lai2 yuan2

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