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奪門而出

简夺门而出 · 繁奪門而出

Mandarin · pinyin duó mén ér chū

to rush out through a door (idiom)

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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
夺: duó · take by force, rob, snatch
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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2–2–2–1 · duo2 men2 er2 chu1

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