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青囊

qīng náng

2-character word

What 青囊 means

1. medical practice (Chinese medicine) (old)

The characters in 青囊

• 青qīnggreen; blue; black
• 囊nángsack; purse; pocket (for money)

Sounds the same

Read qīng náng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 倾囊to empty out one's pocket; (fig.) to give everything one has (to help)

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