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黄土不露天

huáng tǔ bù lù tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China
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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.

Source record: cd-c33a8c486d4c5979. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

黃土不露天 黄土不露天 [huang2 tu3 bu4 lu4 tian1] /a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃土不露天

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 土
    tǔ

    earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Tǔ

    surname Tu / Tu ethnic group

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 露
    lòu

    to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

    lù

    dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

    Lù

    surname Lu

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

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