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三尸
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 三尸.
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the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings
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