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魔掌

Mandarin · pinyin mó zhǎng

the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)

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魔: mó · demon, evil spirits; magic power
掌: zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

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2–3 · mo2 zhang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mo1 zoeng2

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noun

devil's clutches; clutches of the army; power of someone evil

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