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掃除天下

简 扫除天下 · 繁 掃除天下
Mandarin · pinyin sǎo chú tiān xià

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
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掃
sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
除
chú · eliminate, remove, except
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
扫
sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
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3–2–1–4 · sao3 chu2 tian1 xia4

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sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6

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