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走南闖北

简 走南闯北 · 繁 走南闖北
Mandarin · pinyin zǒu nán chuǎng běi

Meanings

  1. to travel extensively
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Characters in this entry

走
zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
南
nán · south; southern part; southward
闖
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北
běi · north; northern; northward
闯
chuǎng · rush in, burst in, charge in
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3–2–3–3 · zou3 nan2 chuang3 bei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zau2 naam4 cong2 bak1

Cantonese word readings for 走南闖北. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zau2 naam4 cong2 bak1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to journey north and south; to travel far and wide

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