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土洋結合

简土洋结合 · 繁土洋結合

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ yáng jié hé

combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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3–2–2–2 · tu3 yang2 jie2 he2

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