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兵連禍結

简兵连祸结 · 繁兵連禍結

Mandarin · pinyin bīng lián huò jié

ravaged by successive wars
war-torn
war-ridden

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兵: bīng · soldier, troops
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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
祸: huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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1–2–4–2 · bing1 lian2 huo4 jie2

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bing1 lin4 wo6 git3

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