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諜戰

简谍战 · 繁諜戰

Mandarin · pinyin dié zhàn

(movie genre) espionage thriller (typically involving Chinese agents opposing the Japanese in the 1930s and 40s)

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谍: dié · an intelligence report; to spy; spying
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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2–4 · die2 zhan4

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noun

spy warfare

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