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筋斗雲

简筋斗云 · 繁筋斗雲

Mandarin · pinyin jīn dǒu yún

Sun Wukong's magical cloud

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筋: jīn · muscles; tendons
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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1–3–2 · jin1 dou3 yun2

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gan1 dau2 wan4

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