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魚米之鄉

简鱼米之乡 · 繁魚米之鄉

Mandarin · pinyin yú mǐ zhī xiāng

(lit.) land of fish and rice
(fig.) fertile region
land of milk and honey

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village

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2–3–1–1 · yu2 mi3 zhi1 xiang1

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(idiomatic) A place of abundance, opportunity, or prosperity; a land of milk and honey

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