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親臨其境

简亲临其境 · 繁親臨其境

Mandarin · pinyin qīn lín qí jìng

to travel to a place personally (idiom)

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
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其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend

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1–2–2–4 · qin1 lin2 qi2 jing4

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can1 lam4 kei4 ging2

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