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齊民要術

简齐民要术 · 繁齊民要術

Mandarin · pinyin Qí mín Yào shù

Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰 Jiǎ Sī xié

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齊: qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
要: yào · necessary, essential; necessity
術: Look up this written character
齐: qí · even, uniform, of equal length
术: shù · art, skill, special feat; method, technique

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2–2–4–4 · Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4

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cai4 man4 jiu3 seot6

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