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叱咤風雲

简叱咤风云 · 繁叱咤風雲

Mandarin · pinyin chì zhà fēng yún

lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
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叱: chì · scold, shout at, bawl out
咤: zhà · scold, bellow, shout at, roar
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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4–4–1–2 · chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2

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cik1 caak1 fung1 wan4

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