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wǔ 五 hú 湖 sì 四 hǎi 海

五湖四海 wǔ hú sì hǎi

all corners of the land; from everywhere

Literally: five lake four sea

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Origin

From Tang poetry and the Lü shi chunqiu image of the five lakes and four seas standing for the whole realm.

How to use it

Noun phrase after 来自; neutral. 来自五湖四海的朋友.

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  1. 我们班的同学来自五湖四海。
    Wǒmen bān de tóngxué láizì wǔ hú sì hǎi.
    The students in our class come from all over the country.
    our class (particle) classmate come from five lake four sea
  2. 五湖四海的游客都喜欢来这里看长城。
    Wǔ hú sì hǎi de yóukè dōu xǐhuan lái zhèlǐ kàn Chángchéng.
    Tourists from everywhere love to come here to see the Great Wall.
    five lake four sea (particle) tourist all like come here see Great Wall

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