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打翻身仗

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ fān shēn zhàng

to work hard towards a turnaround
to fight to reverse sth

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
仗: zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry

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3–1–1–4 · da3 fan1 shen1 zhang4

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daa2 faan1 san1 zoeng3

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