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土裡土氣

简土里土气 · 繁土裡土氣

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ lǐ tǔ qì

unsophisticated
rustic
uncouth

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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3–3–3–4 · tu3 li3 tu3 qi4

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adj

synonym of 土氣 /土气 (tǔqì)

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