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投鞭斷流

简 投鞭断流 · 繁 投鞭斷流
Mandarin · pinyin tóu biān duàn liú

Meanings

  1. arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
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投
tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
鞭
biān · whip; whip; string of firecrackers
斷
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流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
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Mandarin tones

2–1–4–2 · tou2 bian1 duan4 liu2

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tau4 bin1 dyun6 lau4

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