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擲地有聲

简掷地有声 · 繁擲地有聲

Mandarin · pinyin zhì dì yǒu shēng

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
to have substance

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擲: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
掷: zhì · throw, hurl, cast, fling
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–4–3–1 · zhi4 di4 you3 sheng1

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zaak6 dei6 jau5 seng1

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(of a speech, prose, etc) powerful and rousing

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