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掷地有声

zhì dì yǒu shēng

4-character word Traditional 擲地有聲

What 掷地有声 means

1. lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
2. fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
3. to have substance

The characters in 掷地有声

• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 声shēngsound; voice; tone

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