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習慣自然

简习惯自然 · 繁習慣自然

Mandarin · pinyin xí guàn zì rán

see 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán

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習: xí · practice; flapping wings
慣: Look up this written character
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
习: xí · practice; flapping wings
惯: guàn · habit, custom; habitually, usual

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2–4–4–2 · xi2 guan4 zi4 ran2

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zaap6 gwaan3 zi6 jin4

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