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人民戰爭

简人民战争 · 繁人民戰爭

Mandarin · pinyin rén mín zhàn zhēng

people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
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战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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2–2–4–1 · ren2 min2 zhan4 zheng1

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(Maoism) people's war

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