dà qiān shì jièdictionary entry
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great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè])
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大千世界 大千世界 [da4 qian1 shi4 jie4] /great wide world/marvelously diverse world/(Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4])/

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