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黃土不露天

简黄土不露天 · 繁黃土不露天

Mandarin · pinyin huáng tǔ bù lù tiān

a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–3–4–4–1 · huang2 tu3 bu4 lu4 tian1

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wong4 tou2 bat1 lou6 tin1

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