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萬靈丹

简万灵丹 · 繁萬靈丹

Mandarin · pinyin wàn líng dān

panacea
cure-all

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world

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4–2–1 · wan4 ling2 dan1

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noun

panacea; cure-all

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