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性命

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xìng mìng

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  1. 1. life

Words Containing 性命

性命攸关
xìng mìng yōu guān

vitally important

机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命
jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng

if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in \A Dream of Red Mansions\ 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng])

Child Words of 性命

命
mìng

life

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