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汗馬

简汗马 · 繁汗馬

Mandarin · pinyin hàn mǎ

(lit.) to exert one's horse
(fig.) war exploits
warhorse (abbr. for 汗血馬 hàn xuè mǎ)

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汗: hàn · perspiration, sweat
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马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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4–3 · han4 ma3

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