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風水先生

简风水先生 · 繁風水先生

Mandarin · pinyin fēng shuǐ xiān sheng

feng shui master
geomancer
stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
先: xiān · first, former, previous
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–3–1–5 · feng1 shui3 xian1 sheng5

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fung1 seoi2 sin1 saang1

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noun

fengshui master; geomancer

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