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真武

Mandarin · pinyin Zhēn wǔ

Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝

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真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike

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1–3 · Zhen1 wu3

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