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就地取材

Mandarin · pinyin jiù dì qǔ cái

Meanings

  1. to draw on local resources
  2. using materials at hand
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Characters in this entry

就
jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
取
qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
材
cái · material, stuff; timber; talent
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4–4–3–2 · jiu4 di4 qu3 cai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zau6 dei6 ceoi2 coi4

Cantonese word readings for 就地取材. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zau6 dei6 ceoi2 coi4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to make use of local resources (including materials and people)

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