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埋伏

Mandarin · pinyin mái fú

to ambush
to lie in wait for
to lie low
ambush

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埋: mái · bury, secrete, conceal
伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal

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2–2 · mai2 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maai4 fuk6

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verb

to set up an ambush; to ambush
to hide; to lie low

noun

ambush
ambush combatants

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