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人跡罕至

简人迹罕至 · 繁人跡罕至

Mandarin · pinyin rén jì hǎn zhì

lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
fig. off the beaten track
lonely
deserted

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
跡: Look up this written character
罕: hǎn · rare, scarce; surname
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
迹: jì · traces, impressions, footprints

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2–4–3–4 · ren2 ji4 han3 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan4 zik1 hon2 zi3

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phrase

(of a place) untraversed; deserted

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