寥廓

Mandarin · pinyin liáo kuò

Meanings

  1. (literary) vast; boundless
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寥
liáo · few, scarce; empty, deserted
廓
kuò · broad, wide, open, empty; to expand
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2–4 · liao2 kuo4

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adj

  1. (formal) boundless; vast

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