Taiwan Mandarin

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動土

dòng tǔ·ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ

“to break ground; to begin construction by digging the earth.”

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dòng·ㄉㄨㄥˋ

to move or change position; to stir or act; to touch or affect; to use; to start or initiate; to eat; often or usually.

Earth; soil; dirt; clay; ground; local; indigenous; crude; unsophisticated; a surname; one of the five elements; a radical.