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Mandarin · pinyin yù zhào

omen
sign (of sth yet to occur)
prior indication
to foreshadow

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兆: zhào · omen; million; mega; also trillion. China = million; Japan and Taiwan = trillion
预: yù · prepare, arrange; in advance

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4–4 · yu4 zhao4

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