各方

Mandarin · pinyin gè fāng

Meanings

  1. all parties (in a dispute etc)
  2. all sides
  3. all directions
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各
gè · each, individually, every, all
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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4–1 · ge4 fang1

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noun

  1. each side; each party
  2. each aspect

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