橫掃千軍

简 横扫千军 · 繁 橫掃千軍
Mandarin · pinyin héng sǎo qiān jūn

Meanings

  1. total annihilation
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橫
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掃
sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
軍
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横
héng · across
扫
sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
军
jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops
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2–3–1–1 · heng2 sao3 qian1 jun1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waang4 sou3 cin1 gwan1

Cantonese word readings for 橫掃千軍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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