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舊地重遊

简旧地重游 · 繁舊地重遊

Mandarin · pinyin jiù dì chóng yóu

(idiom) to return to a place after a long time away

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舊: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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4–4–2–2 · jiu4 di4 chong2 you2

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gau6 dei6 cung4 jau4

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(idiomatic) to revisit a place after a long time

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