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命根 * * + +

命 life / destiny, fate, luck / an order, instruction

根 root, base(d on) / foundation

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命根' + 命根 * * + lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life (coll.) fa
命根子' + 命根子 * * + see 命根 /

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