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漂洋過海
简 漂洋过海 · 繁 漂洋過海Mandarin · pinyin piāo yáng guò hǎi
Meanings
- (idiom) to cross the ocean; to cross the seas
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1–2–4–3 · piao1 yang2 guo4 hai3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to sail across the sea to a foreign land; to travel across the sea; to go abroad
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