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水軍

简水军 · 繁水軍

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ jūn

(archaic) navy
person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍 Wǎng luò shuǐ jūn)

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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3–1 · shui3 jun1

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noun

(literary) navy; army which fights from boats on the water
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 網絡水軍／网络水军 (wǎngluò shuǐjūn)

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