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軍令如山
简 军令如山 · 繁 軍令如山Mandarin · pinyin jūn lìng rú shān
Meanings
- military orders are like mountains (idiom)
- a military order must be obeyed
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1–4–2–1 · jun1 ling4 ru2 shan1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1
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gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1
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phrase
- (simile) military orders cannot be changed
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