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辯才天

简辩才天 · 繁辯才天

Mandarin · pinyin biàn cái tiān

Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)

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才: cái · talent, ability; just, only
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss

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4–2–1 · bian4 cai2 tian1

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