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遠渡重洋

简远渡重洋 · 繁遠渡重洋

Mandarin · pinyin yuǎn dù chóng yáng

to travel across the oceans

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遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
渡: dù · cross, ferry over; ferry
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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3–4–2–2 · yuan3 du4 chong2 yang2

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jyun5 dou6 cung4 joeng4

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(idiomatic) to travel across the ocean

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