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戰無不勝

简战无不胜 · 繁戰無不勝

Mandarin · pinyin zhàn wú bù shèng

(idiom) all-conquering; invincible

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than

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4–2–4–4 · zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4

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zin3 mou4 bat1 sing3

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(idiomatic) to win every battle; to be ever-victorious

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