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土方

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ fāng

cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement)
excavated soil
earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程 tǔ fāng gōng chéng)
(TCM) folk remedy

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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3–1 · tu3 fang1

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noun

cubic meter of earth
earthwork
(literary) terrain; topography relief
(traditional Chinese medicine) folk prescription; home remedy

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