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地老天荒

Mandarin · pinyin dì lǎo tiān huāng

Meanings

  1. see 天荒地老 tiān huāng dì lǎo
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
荒
huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
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4–3–1–1 · di4 lao3 tian1 huang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dei6 lou5 tin1 fong1

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dei6 lou5 tin1 fong1

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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 天荒地老 (tiānhuāngdìlǎo)

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