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地窄人稠

Mandarin · pinyin dì zhǎi rén chóu

see 地狹人稠 dì xiá rén chóu

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

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4–3–2–2 · di4 zhai3 ren2 chou2

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