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大陸

简大陆 · 繁大陸

Mandarin · pinyin dà lù#

continent; mainland
Classifier: 塊 kuài

Mandarin · pinyin Dà lù#

mainland China (reference to the PRC)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
陸: Look up this written character
陆: lù · land, continental; army

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4–4 · da4 lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 luk6

Cantonese word readings for 大陸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

continent; landmass
mainland

name

mainland China

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