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命門

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Chinese

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life; fate
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
 
trad. (命門)
simp. (命门)

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Noun

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命門

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) lifegate (the part between the kidneys considered to be the root of the body's physiological functions and life activities)