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大興土木

简大兴土木 · 繁大興土木

Mandarin · pinyin dà xīng tǔ mù

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4–1–3–4 · da4 xing1 tu3 mu4

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daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6

Cantonese word readings for 大興土木. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

daai6 hing1 tou2 muk6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to carry out a large-scale construction project (usually to build houses)