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猛撲

简猛扑 · 繁猛撲

Mandarin · pinyin měng pū

to charge
to pounce on
to swoop down on

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猛: měng · violent, savage, cruel; bold
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扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack

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3–1 · meng3 pu1

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