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怛羅斯之戰

简怛罗斯之战 · 繁怛羅斯之戰

Mandarin · pinyin Dá luó sī zhī Zhàn

Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河 Tǎ lā sī Hé, in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion

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怛: dá · grieved, saddened; worried
羅: Look up this written character
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
戰: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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2–2–1–1–4 · Da2 luo2 si1 zhi1 Zhan4

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