萬人敵

简 万人敌 · 繁 萬人敵
Mandarin · pinyin wàn rén dí

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  1. a match for ten thousand enemies
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萬
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
敵
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万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
敌
dí · enemy, foe, rival; resist
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4–2–2 · wan4 ren2 di2

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maan6 jan4 dik6

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