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打擊報復

简打击报复 · 繁打擊報復

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ jī bào fù

(idiom) to retaliate

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
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击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
报: bào · report, tell, announce
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly

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3–1–4–4 · da3 ji1 bao4 fu4

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