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大庭廣眾

简大庭广众 · 繁大庭廣眾

Mandarin · pinyin dà tíng guǎng zhòng

(idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在 zài and followed by 之下 zhī xià)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
庭: tíng · courtyard; spacious hall or yard
廣: Look up this written character
眾: Look up this written character
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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4–2–3–4 · da4 ting2 guang3 zhong4

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(idiomatic) public place with numerous people; (before) a big crowd; (on) a public occasion

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