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脫胎成仙

简脱胎成仙 · 繁脫胎成仙

Mandarin · pinyin tuō tāi chéng xiān

reborn as immortal

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胎: tāi · unborn child, embryo, fetus
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
脱: tuō · take off

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1–1–2–1 · tuo1 tai1 cheng2 xian1

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tyut3 toi1 sing4 sin1

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