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在槍口

简在枪口 · 繁在槍口

Mandarin · pinyin zài qiāng kǒu

at gunpoint

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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
枪: qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle

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4–1–3 · zai4 qiang1 kou3

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zoi6 coeng1 hau2

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