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空地

Mandarin · pinyin kōng dì#

air-to-surface (missile)

Mandarin · pinyin kòng dì#

vacant land
open space

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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1–4 · kong1 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung1 dei6

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noun

vacant land; open space; glade; unsown field (Classifier: 塊／块 m c; 笪 c)

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