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迎佛骨

Mandarin · pinyin yíng fó gǔ

to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha

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迎: yíng · receive, welcome, greet
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188

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2–2–3 · ying2 fo2 gu3

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