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天兵天將

简天兵天将 · 繁天兵天將

Mandarin · pinyin tiān bīng tiān jiàng

celestial troops and generals (idiom)
fig. superior forces

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
兵: bīng · soldier, troops
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将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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1–1–1–4 · tian1 bing1 tian1 jiang4

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tin1 bing1 tin1 zoeng3

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(idiomatic) soldiers and generals of Heaven; army of Heaven
(figurative) superior army

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