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大江南北

Mandarin · pinyin Dà jiāng nán běi

north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
(fig.) all over China

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
北: běi · north; northern; northward

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4–1–2–3 · Da4 jiang1 nan2 bei3

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(figurative) all of China

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