道地

Mandarin · pinyin dào dì

Meanings

  1. authentic
  2. original
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道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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4–4 · dao4 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou6 dei6

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adj

  1. (regional, including Taiwan) authentic; genuine; original from the place noted (of a product)

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