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牡羊座

Mandarin · pinyin Mǔ yáng zuò

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
used erroneously for 白羊座

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牡: mǔ · male of animals; bolt of door
羊: yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
座: zuò · seat; stand, base

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3–2–4 · Mu3 yang2 zuo4

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maau5 joeng4 zo6

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