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地角天涯

Mandarin · pinyin dì jiǎo tiān yá

The ends of the earth

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
涯: yá · shore, bank, water's edge

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4–3–1–2 · di4 jiao3 tian1 ya2

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