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友誼天長地久

简友谊天长地久 · 繁友誼天長地久

Mandarin · pinyin Yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ

see 友誼地久天長 Yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng

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友: yǒu · friend, companion; fraternity
誼: Look up this written character
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
谊: yì · friendship; appropriate, suitable
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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3–4–1–2–4–3 · You3 yi4 tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3

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jau5 ji4 tin1 coeng4 dei6 gau2

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