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張飛打岳飛

简张飞打岳飞 · 繁張飛打岳飛

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi

lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
fig. an impossible combination
an impossible turn of events (idiom)

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
飛: Look up this written character
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
岳: yuè · mountain peak; surname
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–1–3–4–1 · Zhang1 fei1 da3 Yue4 fei1

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zoeng1 fei1 daa2 ngok6 fei1

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