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衰之以屬

简衰之以属 · 繁衰之以屬

Mandarin · pinyin shuāi zhī yǐ shǔ

to treat a debility according to its nature

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衰: shuāi · decline, falter, decrease; weaken
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
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属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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1–1–3–3 · shuai1 zhi1 yi3 shu3

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seoi1 zi1 ji5 suk6

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