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林子大了，什麼鳥都有

简林子大了，什么鸟都有 · 繁林子大了，什麼鳥都有

Mandarin · pinyin lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu

it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)

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林: lín · forest, grove; surname
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
麼: me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
么: me · interrogative particle; small
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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