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憑險

简凭险 · 繁憑險

Mandarin · pinyin píng xiǎn

(to resist the enemy) relying on inaccessible territory

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凭: píng · lean on, depend on, rely on
险: xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point

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2–3 · ping2 xian3

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