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弹丸之地

dàn wán zhī dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) tiny speck of land / small area
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

彈丸之地 弹丸之地 [dan4 wan2 zhi1 di4] /(idiom) tiny speck of land; small area/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 彈丸之地

  • 弹
    dàn

    crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

    tán

    to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

  • 丸
    wán

    ball / pellet / pill

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.