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大方之家

Mandarin · pinyin dà fāng zhī jiā

learned person
expert in a certain field
abbr. to 方家 fāng jiā

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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4–1–1–1 · da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1

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