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消災避邪

简消灾避邪 · 繁消災避邪

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo zāi bì xié

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
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避: bì · avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
邪: xié · wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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1–1–4–2 · xiao1 zai1 bi4 xie2

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siu1 zoi1 bei6 ce4

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