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挺而走險

简挺而走险 · 繁挺而走險

Mandarin · pinyin tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

variant of 鋌而走險 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

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挺: tǐng · to stand upright, straighten; rigid
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
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险: xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point

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3–2–3–3 · ting3 er2 zou3 xian3

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