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不惜一戰

简不惜一战 · 繁不惜一戰

Mandarin · pinyin bù xī yī zhàn

to be ready to go to war

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
惜: xī · pity, regret, rue, begrudge
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
戰: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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4–1–1–4 · bu4 xi1 yi1 zhan4

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bat1 sik1 jat1 zin3

Cantonese word readings for 不惜一戰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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