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投鞭斷流

简投鞭断流 · 繁投鞭斷流

Mandarin · pinyin tóu biān duàn liú

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

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投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
鞭: biān · whip; whip; string of firecrackers
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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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2–1–4–2 · tou2 bian1 duan4 liu2

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