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老地方

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo dì fāng

same place as before
usual place
stomping ground

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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3–4–1 · lao3 di4 fang1

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lou5 dei6 fong1

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