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志在四方

Mandarin · pinyin zhì zài sì fāng

Meanings

  1. to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
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志
zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
四
sì · four
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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4–4–4–1 · zhi4 zai4 si4 fang1

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

zi3 zoi6 sei3 fong1

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