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長生祿位

简长生禄位 · 繁長生祿位

Mandarin · pinyin cháng shēng lù wèi

tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
禄: lù · blessing, happiness, prosperity

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2–1–4–4 · chang2 sheng1 lu4 wei4

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coeng4 sang1 luk6 wai6

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