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獨在異鄉為異客
简 独在异乡为异客 · 繁 獨在異鄉為異客Mandarin · pinyin dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè
Meanings
- a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維 Wáng Wéi)
Characters in this entry
- 獨
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- 在
- zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 異
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- 鄉
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- 為
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- 客
- kè · guest, traveller; customer
- 独
- dú · alone, single, solitary, only
- 异
- yì · different, unusual, strange
- 乡
- xiāng · country; rural; village
- 为
- wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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Mandarin tones
2–4–4–1–2–4–4 · du2 zai4 yi4 xiang1 wei2 yi4 ke4
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duk6 zoi6 ji6 hoeng1 wai4 ji6 haak3
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