4 characters Idiom and proverb 7 177

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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「地利人和」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Geographical advantage: geographical advantage; human harmony: winning the hearts of the people. It indicates superior geographical conditions and mass base.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dì lì rén hé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dei6/dei2 lei6 yan4 wo4

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