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沙盤推演

简沙盘推演 · 繁沙盤推演

Mandarin · pinyin shā pán tuī yǎn

to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
to rehearse a planned action or activity
to conduct a dry run

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
盤: Look up this written character
推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
演: yǎn · perform, put on; exercise
盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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1–2–1–3 · sha1 pan2 tui1 yan3

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saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2

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(idiomatic) to plan military strategy using a sand table
(idiomatic) to conduct a practice run; to do a rehearsal; to run a mock

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