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拉開架勢

简拉开架势 · 繁拉開架勢

Mandarin · pinyin lā kāi jià shi

to assume a fighting stance
(fig.) to take the offensive

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
架: jià · rack, stand, prop; prop up
勢: Look up this written character
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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1–1–4–5 · la1 kai1 jia4 shi5

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laai1 hoi1 gaa3 sai3

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