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掃射

简扫射 · 繁掃射

Mandarin · pinyin sǎo shè

to rake with machine gunfire
to strafe
to machine-gun down

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掃: sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
射: shè · shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
扫: sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate

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3–4 · sao3 she4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sou3 se6

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verb

to mow down with machine gun fire
to strafe
to scan (e.g. across the sky with spotlights); to sweep

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