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處之泰然

简处之泰然 · 繁處之泰然

Mandarin · pinyin chǔ zhī tài rán

see 泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī

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處: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
处: chù · place, locale; department

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3–1–4–2 · chu3 zhi1 tai4 ran2

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