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嫡系

dí xì

2-character word

What 嫡系 means

1. direct line of descent
2. under one's personal command
3. school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine

The characters in 嫡系

• 嫡dí(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶
• 系xìto connect; to relate to; to tie up

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