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荷槍實彈

简 荷枪实弹 · 繁 荷槍實彈
Mandarin · pinyin hè qiāng shí dàn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) armed
  2. carrying a loaded firearm
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Characters in this entry

荷
hé · lotus, water lily; Holland
槍
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實
shí · real, true, solid, honest
彈
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枪
qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle
实
shí · real, true; honest, sincere
弹
dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell
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Entries containing 荷槍實彈 ↗Words written with 荷 ↗Words written with 槍 ↗Words written with 實 ↗Words written with 彈 ↗Words written with 枪 ↗Words written with 实 ↗Words written with 弹 ↗

Mandarin tones

4–1–2–4 · he4 qiang1 shi2 dan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ho6 coeng1 sat6 daan2

Cantonese word readings for 荷槍實彈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ho6 coeng1 sat6 daan2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to carry loaded guns; to be fully armed

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