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地大物博

Mandarin · pinyin dì dà wù bó

vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
博: bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad

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4–4–4–2 · di4 da4 wu4 bo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dei6 daai6 mat6 bok3

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(idiomatic) vast territory with abundant resources

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