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泰山北斗
Mandarin · pinyin Tài shān Běi dǒu
Meanings
- (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- (fig.) an outstanding figure in one's field
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4–1–3–3 · Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2
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taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) eminent and accomplished figure in a field
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