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呱呱墜地

简呱呱坠地 · 繁呱呱墜地

Mandarin · pinyin gū gū zhuì dì

(idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born

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呱: gū · wail, crying of child; swear at
墜: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
坠: zhuì · fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin

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1–1–4–4 · gu1 gu1 zhui4 di4

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(of a baby) to be born

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