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紫微斗數

简紫微斗数 · 繁紫微斗數

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ wēi dǒu shù

Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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3–1–3–4 · zi3 wei1 dou3 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 mei4 dau2 sou3

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noun

ziwei doushu; "purple star astrology" (a form of Chinese astrology and fortune-telling)

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