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搶險救災

简抢险救灾 · 繁搶險救災

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi

to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)

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救: jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
災: Look up this written character
抢: qiǎng · plunder, rob, take by force
险: xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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3–3–4–1 · qiang3 xian3 jiu4 zai1

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coeng2 him2 gau3 zoi1

Cantonese word readings for 搶險救災. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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