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玄奧

简玄奥 · 繁玄奧

Mandarin · pinyin xuán ào

abstruse
profound mystery
the mysteries of the universe

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玄: xuán · deep, profound, abstruse; Kangxi radical 95
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奥: ào · mysterious, obscure, profound

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2–4 · xuan2 ao4

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