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天羅地網

简 天罗地网 · 繁 天羅地網
Mandarin · pinyin tiān luó dì wǎng

Meanings

  1. inescapable net (idiom)
  2. trap
  3. dragnet
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Characters in this entry

天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
羅
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
網
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罗
luó · net for catching birds; gauze
网
wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122
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1–2–4–3 · tian1 luo2 di4 wang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tin1 lo4 dei6 mong5

Cantonese word readings for 天羅地網. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tin1 lo4 dei6 mong5

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phrase

  1. (figuratively) far-flung network; inescapable net; tight encirclement with no escape (Classifier: 張／张 m)

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