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圍城

简围城 · 繁圍城

Mandarin · pinyin wéi chéng#

siege
besieged city

Mandarin · pinyin Wéi chéng#

Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書 Qián Zhōng shū, filmed as a TV serial

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
围: wéi · surround, encircle, corral

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2–2 · wei2 cheng2

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verb

(literary) to surround a city or town; to lay siege to a city or town

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