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大張撻伐

简大张挞伐 · 繁大張撻伐

Mandarin · pinyin dà zhāng tà fá

(idiom) to launch an all-out attack
to roundly condemn; to castigate

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
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伐: fá · cut down, subjugate, attack
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
挞: tà · flog, whip; chastise

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4–1–4–2 · da4 zhang1 ta4 fa2

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daai6 zoeng1 daat3 fat6

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