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天外

Mandarin · pinyin tiān wài#

beyond the earth
outer space

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān Wài#

abbr. for 天津外國語大學 Tiān jīn Wài guó yǔ Dà xué

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign

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1–4 · tian1 wai4

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