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一馬平川

简一马平川 · 繁一馬平川

Mandarin · pinyin yī mǎ píng chuān

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3–2–1 · yi1 ma3 ping2 chuan1

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jat1 maa5 ping4 cyun1

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(idiomatic) wide expanse of flat land; wide stretch of flat country

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