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遭際

简遭际 · 繁遭際

Mandarin · pinyin zāo jì

(literary) fortunes and misfortunes; experiences in life

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遭: zāo · come across, meet with, encounter
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际: jì · border, boundary, juncture

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1–4 · zao1 ji4

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