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所向披靡

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ xiàng pī mǐ

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

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所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
披: pī · wear; split; crack
靡: mí · divide, disperse, scatter

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3–4–1–3 · suo3 xiang4 pi1 mi3

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