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to meditate
joss paper made to resemble paper money
path to the underworld
the king of hell
joss paper made to resemble paper money
to agree implicitly
afterlife happiness
ghost world
false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
underworld
posthumous or ghost marriage
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Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.
Source: Tatoeba #889319 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhen I was your age, Pluto was a planet.
Source: Tatoeba #389917 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe used to meditate in the morning.
Source: Tatoeba #876744 · CC BY 2.0 FRThoughts disturb meditation.
Source: Tatoeba #13144691 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhen I was your age, Pluto was a planet.
Source: Tatoeba #4272250 · CC BY 2.0 FRRussia is bigger than Pluto.
Source: Tatoeba #4272249 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.