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制空權

简制空权 · 繁制空權

Mandarin · pinyin zhì kōng quán

air supremacy; air superiority

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制: zhì · system; establish; overpower
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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权: quán · power, right, authority

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4–1–2 · zhi4 kong1 quan2

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zai3 hung1 kyun4

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noun

air supremacy

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