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強將手下無弱兵

简强将手下无弱兵 · 繁強將手下無弱兵

Mandarin · pinyin qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng

there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)

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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
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手: shǒu · hand
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
無: Look up this written character
弱: ruò · weak; fragile, delicate
兵: bīng · soldier, troops
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–3–4–2–4–1 · qiang2 jiang4 shou3 xia4 wu2 ruo4 bing1

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koeng4 zoeng3 sau2 haa6 mou4 joek6 bing1

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