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彩虹行動

简彩虹行动 · 繁彩虹行動

Mandarin · pinyin cǎi hóng xíng dòng

the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945

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彩: cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
虹: hóng · rainbow
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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3–2–2–4 · cai3 hong2 xing2 dong4

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