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戎馬生涯

简戎马生涯 · 繁戎馬生涯

Mandarin · pinyin róng mǎ shēng yá

army life (idiom)
the experience of war

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戎: róng · arms, armaments; military affair
馬: Look up this written character
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
涯: yá · shore, bank, water's edge
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3–1–2 · rong2 ma3 sheng1 ya2

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jung4 maa5 sang1 ngaai4

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