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焚香敬神

Mandarin · pinyin fén xiāng jìng shén

to burn incense in prayer to a God

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焚: fén · burn
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
敬: jìng · respect, honor; respectfully
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being

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2–1–4–2 · fen2 xiang1 jing4 shen2

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fan4 hoeng1 ging3 san4

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