塹壕

简 堑壕 · 繁 塹壕
Mandarin · pinyin qiàn háo

Meanings

  1. trench; entrenchment
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塹
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壕
háo · trench, ditch, channel, moat
堑
qiàn · moat, trench, pit, cavity
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4–2 · qian4 hao2

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cim3 hou4

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noun

  1. trench (long, narrow ditch or hole); entrenchment

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