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地利人和

Mandarin · pinyin dì lì rén hé

favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

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4–4–2–2 · di4 li4 ren2 he2

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dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4

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