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金牛

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn niú

Taurus (star sign)
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市 Chéng dū shì, Sichuan

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)

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1–2 · Jin1 niu2

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