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革出山門

简革出山门 · 繁革出山門

Mandarin · pinyin gé chū shān mén

to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)

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革: gé · leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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2–1–1–2 · ge2 chu1 shan1 men2

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