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用武之地

Mandarin · pinyin yòng wǔ zhī dì

ample scope for abilities
favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)

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用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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4–3–1–4 · yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4

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