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地狹人稠

简地狭人稠 · 繁地狹人稠

Mandarin · pinyin dì xiá rén chóu

(idiom) small and densely populated

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
稠: chóu · dense, crowded, packed; soupy
狭: xiá · narrow, limited; narrow-minded

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4–2–2–2 · di4 xia2 ren2 chou2

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(idiomatic) small in area but densely populated

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