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壁壘一新

简壁垒一新 · 繁壁壘一新

Mandarin · pinyin bì lěi yī xīn

to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)

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壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
垒: lěi · rampart, military wall

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4–3–1–1 · bi4 lei3 yi1 xin1

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