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短兵相接
Mandarin · pinyin duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
Meanings
- lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- to fight at close quarters
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3–1–1–1 · duan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3
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- (idiomatic) to fight hand to hand; to be in close combat
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