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天涯海角

Mandarin · pinyin tiān yá hǎi jiǎo#

the ends of the earth
separated worlds apart

Mandarin · pinyin Tiān yá Hǎi jiǎo#

Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞 Sān yà

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
涯: yá · shore, bank, water's edge
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica

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1–2–3–3 · tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3

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