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布防迎戰

简布防迎战 · 繁布防迎戰

Mandarin · pinyin bù fáng yíng zhàn

to prepare to meet the enemy head-on

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
迎: yíng · receive, welcome, greet
戰: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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4–2–2–4 · bu4 fang2 ying2 zhan4

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bou3 fong4 jing4 zin3

Cantonese word readings for 布防迎戰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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