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生命危險

简生命危险 · 繁生命危險

Mandarin · pinyin shēng mìng wēi xiǎn

risk to one's life

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
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险: xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point

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1–4–1–3 · sheng1 ming4 wei1 xian3

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