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天塹
简 天堑 · 繁 天塹Mandarin · pinyin tiān qiàn
Meanings
- natural moat
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1–4 · tian1 qian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tin1 cim3
Cantonese word readings for 天塹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun
- natural moat
name
- Heavenly Barrier (in reference to the Yangtze)
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