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龐然大物

简庞然大物 · 繁龐然大物

Mandarin · pinyin páng rán dà wù

(idiom) huge object; colossus

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然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
庞: páng · disorderly, messy; huge, big

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2–2–4–4 · pang2 ran2 da4 wu4

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pong4 jin4 daai6 mat6

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(idiomatic) a huge object; colossus

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