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五大

see styles
wǔ dà
    wu3 da4
wu ta
 godai
    ごだい

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Godai / Five Elements
(1) {Buddh} (See 五行・ごぎょう・1) the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 五大明王) five great wisdom kings; (surname) Godai
The five elements— earth, water, fire, wind, and space. v. also 五行 the five agents. In the esoteric cult the five are the physical manifestation, or garbhadhātu, v. 胎; as being in all phenomena they are called 五輪 the five evolvers; their phonetic embryos 種子 are those of the Five Dhyani-Buddhas of the five directions, v. 五佛.

see styles
shòu
    shou4
shou
 uke
    うけ
to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
{Buddh} (See 五蘊,十二因縁) vedana (sensation); (place-name) Uke
To receive, be, bear; intp. of vedana, 'perception,' 'knowledge obtained by the senses, feeling, sensation.' M. W. It is defined as mental reaction to the object, but in general it means receptivity, or sensation; the two forms of sensation of physical and mental objects are indicated. It is one of the five skandhas; as one of the twelve nidānas it indicates the incipient stage of sensation in the embryo.

see styles
pēi
    pei1
p`ei
    pei
variant of 胚[pei1]; embryo

see styles
pēi
    pei1
p`ei
    pei
 hai
    はい
embryo
{biol;bot} embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)

五位

see styles
wǔ wèi
    wu3 wei4
wu wei
 goi
    ごい
(1) fifth court rank; (2) (abbreviation) (See 五位鷺) black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; (3) {Buddh} five ranks; five stages; (place-name, surname) Goi
The five categories, or divisions; there are several groups, e. g. (1) Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna have groupings of all phenomena under five heads, i. e. Hīnayāna has 75 法 which are 11 色法, 1 心法, 46 心所法, 14 不相離法, and 3 無爲法; Mahāyāna has 100 法 which are 8 心, 51 心所, 11 色, 24 不相因, and 6 無爲法. (2) The five divisions of 唯識 are 資糧位, 加行位, 通達位, 修習位, and 究竟 or 佛位. (3) The five evolutions in the womb are: kalalaṃ, embryo-initiation; arbudaṃ, after 27 days; peśī, 37; ghana, 47; praśākha, 57 days when form and organs are all complete. (4) Certain combinations of the 八卦 Eight Diagrams are sometimes styled 五位君臣 five positions of prince and minister.

健南

see styles
jiàn nán
    jian4 nan2
chien nan
 gonnan
ghana, a mass, also 健男; 鍵南 (or 蹇南 or 羯南) ; it is intp. as a hard, solid lump, the human embryo formed from the fourth to the seventh day.

先天

see styles
xiān tiān
    xian1 tian1
hsien t`ien
    hsien tien
 senten
    せんてん
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1]); inborn; innate; natural
inherent; innate

內卷


内卷

see styles
nèi juǎn
    nei4 juan3
nei chüan
(embryology) to involute; involution; (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)

冰菜

see styles
bīng cài
    bing1 cai4
ping ts`ai
    ping tsai
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

十地

see styles
shí dì
    shi2 di4
shih ti
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
{Buddh} dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva); (place-name) Jūji
daśabhūmi; v. 十住. The "ten stages" in the fifty-two sections of the development of a bodhisattva into a Buddha. After completing the十四向 he proceeds to the 十地. There are several groups. I. The ten stages common to the Three Vehicles 三乘 are: (1) 乾慧地 dry wisdom stage, i. e. unfertilized by Buddha-truth, worldly wisdom; (2) 性地 the embryo-stage of the nature of Buddha-truth, the 四善根; (3) 八人地 (八忍地), the stage of the eight patient endurances; (4) 見地 of freedom from wrong views; (5) 薄地 of freedom from the first six of the nine delusions in practice; (6) 離欲地 of freedom from the remaining three; (7) 巳辨地 complete discrimination in regard to wrong views and thoughts, the stage of an arhat; (8) 辟支佛地 pratyeka-buddhahood, only the dead ashes of the past left to sift; (9) 菩薩地 bodhisattvahood; (10) 佛地 Buddhahood. v. 智度論 78. II. 大乘菩薩十地 The ten stages of Mahāyāna bodhisattva development are: (1) 歡喜地 Pramuditā, joy at having overcome the former difficulties and now entering on the path to Buddhahood; (2) 離垢地 Vimalā, freedom from all possible defilement, the stage of purity; (3) 發光地 Prabhākarī, stage of further enlightenment; (4) 焰慧地 Arciṣmatī, of glowing wisdom; (5) 極難勝地 Sudurjayā, mastery of utmost or final difficulties; (6) 現前地 Abhimukhī, the open way of wisdom above definitions of impurity and purity; (7) 遠行地 Dūraṁgamā, proceeding afar, getting above ideas of self in order to save others; (8) 不動地 Acalā, attainment of calm unperturbedness; (9) 善慧地 Sādhumatī, of the finest discriminatory wisdom, knowing where and how to save, and possessed of the 十力 ten powers; (10) 法雲地 Dharmamegha, attaining to the fertilizing powers of the law-cloud. Each of the ten stages is connected with each of the ten pāramitās, v. 波. Each of the 四乘 or four vehicles has a division of ten. III. The 聲聞乘十地 ten Śrāvaka stages are: (1) 受三歸地 initiation as a disciple by receiving the three refuges, in the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha; (2) 信地 belief, or the faith-root; (3) 信法地 belief in the four truths; (4) 内凡夫地 ordinary disciples who observe the 五停心觀, etc.; (5) 學信戒 those who pursue the 三學 three studies; (6) 八人忍地 the stage of 見道 seeing the true Way; (7) 須陀洹地 śrota-āpanna, now definitely in the stream and assured of nirvāṇa; (8) 斯陀含地 sakrdāgāmin, only one more rebirth; (9) 阿那含地 anāgāmin, no rebirth; and (10) 阿羅漢地 arhatship. IV. The ten stages of the pratyekabuddha 緣覺乘十地 are (1) perfect asceticism; (2) mastery of the twelve links of causation; (3) of the four noble truths; (4) of the deeper knowledge; (5) of the eightfold noble path; (6) of the three realms 三法界; (7) of the nirvāṇa state; (8) of the six supernatural powers; (9) arrival at the intuitive stage; (10) mastery of the remaining influence of former habits. V. 佛乘十地 The ten stages, or characteristics of a Buddha, are those of the sovereign or perfect attainment of wisdom, exposition, discrimination, māra-subjugation, suppression of evil, the six transcendent faculties, manifestation of all bodhisattva enlightenment, powers of prediction, of adaptability, of powers to reveal the bodhisattva Truth. VI. The Shingon has its own elaborate ten stages, and also a group 十地十心, see 十心; and there are other groups.

卵割

see styles
 rankatsu
    らんかつ
cleavage (in embryology); segmentation

原基

see styles
 genki
    げんき
(1) {biol;embryo} primordium; anlage; rudiment; (2) (rare) root; foundation; basis

名色

see styles
míng sè
    ming2 se4
ming se
 nashiki
    なしき
{Buddh} (See 十二因縁) namarupa; name and form; (place-name) Nashiki
nāmarūpa, name-form, or name and form, one of the twelve nidānas. In Brahminical tradition it served 'to denote spirit and matter', 'the concrete individual', Keith; in Buddhism it is intp. as the 五蘊 five skandhas or aggregates, i, e. a 'body', 受, 想, 行, and 識 vedana, saṃjñā, karman, and vijñāna being the 'name' and 色 rupa the 'form'; the first-named four are mental and the last material. 色 Rupa is described as the minutest particle of matter, that which has resistance; the embryonic body or foetus is a nāmarūpa, something that can be named.

子葉


子叶

see styles
zǐ yè
    zi3 ye4
tzu yeh
 shiyou / shiyo
    しよう
cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)
{bot} cotyledon; seed leaf; (female given name) Shiyou

尿膜

see styles
 nyoumaku / nyomaku
    にょうまく
{embryo} allantois

怪胎

see styles
guài tāi
    guai4 tai1
kuai t`ai
    kuai tai
freak; abnormal embryo; fetus with deformity

着床

see styles
 chakushou / chakusho
    ちゃくしょう
(n,vs,vi) implantation (of an embryo)

等割

see styles
 toukatsu / tokatsu
    とうかつ
{biol} (See 不等割) equal cleavage (embryology)

羊膜

see styles
yáng mó
    yang2 mo2
yang mo
 youmaku / yomaku
    ようまく
(anatomy) amnion
{embryo} amnion

胎仔

see styles
 taiji
    たいじ
(irregular kanji usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child

胎児

see styles
 taiji
    たいじ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child

胎兒


胎儿

see styles
tāi ér
    tai1 er2
t`ai erh
    tai erh
unborn child; fetus; embryo

胎膜

see styles
 taimaku
    たいまく
{embryo} fetal membrane; extraembryonic membrane

胎芽

see styles
 taiga
    たいが
(1) embryo; (2) (See 零余子) bulbil

胎齢

see styles
 tairei / taire
    たいれい
embryonic age; fetal age; foetal age

胚嚢

see styles
 hainou / haino
    はいのう
{bot} embryo sac

胚囊

see styles
pēi náng
    pei1 nang2
p`ei nang
    pei nang
(botany) embryo sac

胚子

see styles
 haishi
    はいし
(See 胚) embryo

胚層


胚层

see styles
pēi céng
    pei1 ceng2
p`ei ts`eng
    pei tseng
germ layer; layer of tissue in embryology

胚性

see styles
 haisei / haise
    はいせい
(adjectival noun) embryonic; embryonal

胚胎

see styles
pēi tāi
    pei1 tai1
p`ei t`ai
    pei tai
 haitai
    はいたい
embryo
(n,vs,vi) (1) germination; pregnancy; (n,vs,vi) (2) arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in); (personal name) Haitai
an embryo

胚膜

see styles
 haimaku
    はいまく
{embryo} embryonic membrane; extraembryonic membrane

胚芽

see styles
pēi yá
    pei1 ya2
p`ei ya
    pei ya
 haiga
    はいが
bud; sprout; germ
(bot) germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud

胚軸

see styles
 haijiku
    はいじく
(1) {bot} hypocotyl; (2) {embryo} embryonic axis (of an animal)

蓮胎


莲胎

see styles
lián tāi
    lian2 tai1
lien t`ai
    lien tai
 rentai
The Lotus-womb in which the believers of Amitābha are born into his paradise; it is also described as the believer's heart in embryo.

蔽尸

see styles
bì shī
    bi4 shi1
pi shih
 heishi
peśī, the embryo in the third of its five stages, a thirty-seven days' foetus, lit. a lump of flesh. 閉尸; 箄尸, 蜱羅尸.

雛形


雏形

see styles
chú xíng
    chu2 xing2
ch`u hsing
    chu hsing
 hinagata
    ひながた
embryonic form; miniature model
(1) model; miniature; pattern; (2) sample; specimen; (3) prescribed form; (surname) Hinagata

雛鳳


雏凤

see styles
chú fèng
    chu2 feng4
ch`u feng
    chu feng
lit. phoenix in embryo; fig. young talent; budding genius

はい芽

see styles
 haiga
    はいが
(bot) germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud

下肢芽

see styles
 kashiga
    かしが
{anat} tail bud (on an embryo)

不等割

see styles
 futoukatsu / futokatsu
    ふとうかつ
{biol} (See 等割) unequal cleavage (embryology)

中胚層


中胚层

see styles
zhōng pēi céng
    zhong1 pei1 ceng2
chung p`ei ts`eng
    chung pei tseng
mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

內胚層


内胚层

see styles
nèi pēi céng
    nei4 pei1 ceng2
nei p`ei ts`eng
    nei pei tseng
endoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

凍結胚

see styles
 touketsuhai / toketsuhai
    とうけつはい
frozen embryo

卵黄嚢

see styles
 ranounou / ranono
    らんおうのう
{embryo} yolk sac

哥羅羅


哥罗罗

see styles
gē luó luó
    ge1 luo2 luo2
ko lo lo
 karara
kalala. The womb, uterus; an embryo shortly after conception.

單子葉


单子叶

see styles
dān zǐ yè
    dan1 zi3 ye4
tan tzu yeh
monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)

培養士

see styles
 baiyoushi / baiyoshi
    ばいようし
(abbreviation) {med} (See 胚培養士) embryologist

外胚層


外胚层

see styles
wài pēi céng
    wai4 pei1 ceng2
wai p`ei ts`eng
    wai pei tseng
ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

形成体

see styles
 keiseitai / kesetai
    けいせいたい
organizer (in vertebrate embryology)

木蘭綱


木兰纲

see styles
mù lán gāng
    mu4 lan2 gang1
mu lan kang
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)

歌羅邏


歌罗逻

see styles
gē luó luó
    ge1 luo2 luo2
ko lo lo
 karara
kalala, an embryo, the womb.

毛鴨蛋


毛鸭蛋

see styles
máo yā dàn
    mao2 ya1 dan4
mao ya tan
balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

発生学

see styles
 hasseigaku / hassegaku
    はっせいがく
embryology

神經管


神经管

see styles
shén jīng guǎn
    shen2 jing1 guan3
shen ching kuan
neural tube (embryology)

絨毛膜

see styles
 juumoumaku / jumomaku
    じゅうもうまく
{embryo} chorion

羯邏藍


羯逻蓝

see styles
jié luó lán
    jie2 luo2 lan2
chieh lo lan
 konraran
kalala, the human embryo during the first seven days; the womb; also 羯羅藍, 歌羅邏, etc.

胎生学

see styles
 taiseigaku / taisegaku
    たいせいがく
(See 発生学) embryology

胎藏界

see styles
tāi zàng jiè
    tai1 zang4 jie4
t`ai tsang chieh
    tai tsang chieh
 taizō kai
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部.

胚形成

see styles
 haikeisei / haikese
    はいけいせい
{biol} embryogenesis

胚発生

see styles
 haihassei / haihasse
    はいはっせい
embryogenesis; embryogeny; embryonic development

胚移植

see styles
 haiishoku / haishoku
    はいいしょく
{med;biol} embryo transfer; embryo transplant

胚胎學


胚胎学

see styles
pēi tāi xué
    pei1 tai1 xue2
p`ei t`ai hsüeh
    pei tai hsüeh
embryology

胚芽米

see styles
pēi yá mǐ
    pei1 ya2 mi3
p`ei ya mi
    pei ya mi
 haigamai
    はいがまい
semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
{food} germ rice; half-milled rice; semi-polished rice; rice with the germ; rice polished to remove the bran but not the germ; milled rice with embryo buds

鎭頭迦


鎭头迦

see styles
zhèn tóu jiā
    zhen4 tou2 jia1
chen t`ou chia
    chen tou chia
 chinzuka
tinduka, the Diospyros embryopteros, or glutinosa; tr. 柿 the persimmon; the 鎭頭迦羅 are two fruits, i.e. 鎭頭 and 迦羅, the former good, the latter poisonous.

間充質


间充质

see styles
jiān chōng zhì
    jian1 chong1 zhi4
chien ch`ung chih
    chien chung chih
mesenchyme (loosely organized embryonic connective tissue)

雙子葉


双子叶

see styles
shuāng zǐ yè
    shuang1 zi3 ye4
shuang tzu yeh
dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

鴨仔蛋


鸭仔蛋

see styles
yā zǐ dàn
    ya1 zi3 dan4
ya tzu tan
balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

黃體期


黄体期

see styles
huáng tǐ qī
    huang2 ti3 qi1
huang t`i ch`i
    huang ti chi
luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)
See: 黄体期

ES細胞

see styles
 iiesusaibou / iesusaibo
    イーエスさいぼう
(abbreviation) (See 胚性幹細胞) embryonic stem cell

発生学者

see styles
 hasseigakusha / hassegakusha
    はっせいがくしゃ
embryologist

胎児性癌

see styles
 taijiseigan / taijisegan
    たいじせいがん
embryonal carcinoma

胎児死亡

see styles
 taijishibou / taijishibo
    たいじしぼう
fetal death (foetal); embryonic demise

胎生学者

see styles
 taiseigakusha / taisegakusha
    たいせいがくしゃ
(See 発生学者) embryologist

胚培養士

see styles
 haibaiyoushi / haibaiyoshi
    はいばいようし
{med} embryologist

胚幹細胞

see styles
 haikansaibou / haikansaibo
    はいかんさいぼう
embryonic stem cell

胚胎發生


胚胎发生

see styles
pēi tāi fā shēng
    pei1 tai1 fa1 sheng1
p`ei t`ai fa sheng
    pei tai fa sheng
embryogenesis

陸上植物

see styles
 rikujoushokubutsu / rikujoshokubutsu
    りくじょうしょくぶつ
land plant; terrestrial plant; embryophyte

エンブリオ

see styles
 enburio
    エンブリオ
embryo

冰葉日中花


冰叶日中花

see styles
bīng yè rì zhōng huā
    bing1 ye4 ri4 zhong1 hua1
ping yeh jih chung hua
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

実験発生学

see styles
 jikkenhasseigaku / jikkenhassegaku
    じっけんはっせいがく
experimental embryology

比較発生学

see styles
 hikakuhasseigaku / hikakuhassegaku
    ひかくはっせいがく
comparative embryology

絨毛膜絨毛

see styles
 juumoumakujuumou / jumomakujumo
    じゅうもうまくじゅうもう
{embryo} chorionic villus

胚性幹細胞

see styles
 haiseikansaibou / haisekansaibo
    はいせいかんさいぼう
embryonic stem cell; ES

Variations:
胚芽
はい芽

 haiga
    はいが
{bot} germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud

アイスプラント

see styles
 aisupuranto
    アイスプラント
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

アイス・プラント

 aisu puranto
    アイス・プラント
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Variations:
胎児性癌
胎児性がん

 taijiseigan / taijisegan
    たいじせいがん
{med} embryonal carcinoma

Variations:
漿膜
しょう膜(sK)

 shoumaku / shomaku
    しょうまく
(1) {anat} serous membrane; serosa; (2) {embryo} chorion

Variations:
移植
移殖(rK)

 ishoku
    いしょく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) {bot} transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {med} transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; (noun, transitive verb) (3) {med;biol} (See 胚移植) embryo transfer; embryo transplant; (noun, transitive verb) (4) {comp} porting (software)

Variations:
胎児
胎仔(iK)

 taiji
    たいじ
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby

Variations:
アイスプラント
アイス・プラント

 aisupuranto; aisu puranto
    アイスプラント; アイス・プラント
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 92 results for "Embry" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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