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十六字訣

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Mandarin · pinyin shí liù zì jué

16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追 dí jìn wǒ tuì, dí zhù wǒ rǎo, dí pí wǒ dǎ, dí tuì wǒ zhuī when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六: liù · number six
字: zì · letter, character, word
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诀: jué · take leave of, bid farewell

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2–4–4–2 · shi2 liu4 zi4 jue2

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