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地廣人稀

简地广人稀 · 繁地廣人稀

Mandarin · pinyin dì guǎng rén xī

vast, but sparsely populated

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
廣: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
稀: xī · rare, unusual, scarce; sparse
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53

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4–3–2–1 · di4 guang3 ren2 xi1

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dei6 gwong2 jan4 hei1

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(idiomatic) vast territory with a sparse population

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