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養生之道

简养生之道 · 繁養生之道

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng shēng zhī dào

the way of maintaining good health

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養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

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3–1–1–4 · yang3 sheng1 zhi1 dao4

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