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長生不死

简长生不死 · 繁長生不死

Mandarin · pinyin cháng shēng bù sǐ

immortality

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–1–4–3 · chang2 sheng1 bu4 si3

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coeng4 sang1 bat1 sei2

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