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獨在異鄉為異客

简独在异乡为异客 · 繁獨在異鄉為異客

Mandarin · pinyin dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維 Wáng Wéi)

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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
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客: kè · guest, traveller; customer
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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2–4–4–1–2–4–4 · du2 zai4 yi4 xiang1 wei2 yi4 ke4

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