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中途島戰役

简中途岛战役 · 繁中途島戰役

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng tú Dǎo Zhàn yì

Battle of Midway, June 1942

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
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役: yì · service; a servant, laborer; to serve
岛: dǎo · island
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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1–2–3–4–4 · Zhong1 tu2 Dao3 Zhan4 yi4

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zung1 tou4 dou2 zin3 jik6

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