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感天動地

简感天动地 · 繁感天動地

Mandarin · pinyin gǎn tiān dòng dì

(idiom) deeply affecting

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感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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3–1–4–4 · gan3 tian1 dong4 di4

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