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地動

简地动 · 繁地動

Mandarin · pinyin dì dòng

earthquake (old term)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–4 · di4 dong4

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verb

(of the Earth/earth) to move; to quake

noun

(literary or dialectal) earthquake

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