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不避斧鉞

简不避斧钺 · 繁不避斧鉞

Mandarin · pinyin bù bì fǔ yuè

not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
not afraid of dying in combat
not afraid of being executed

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
避: bì · avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
斧: fǔ · axe, hatchet; chop, hew
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钺: yuè · broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd

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4–4–3–4 · bu4 bi4 fu3 yue4

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bat1 bei6 fu2 jyut6

Cantonese word readings for 不避斧鉞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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