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Mandarin · pinyin dà guān#

strategic pass
barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000)
instrument of torture used to break limbs

Mandarin · pinyin Dà guān#

see 大關縣 Dà guān Xiàn

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
關: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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4–1 · da4 guan1

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noun

(literally) major strategic pass; important gateway
(figuratively) limit; high; mark

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