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攻無不克，戰無不勝

简攻无不克，战无不胜 · 繁攻無不克，戰無不勝

Mandarin · pinyin gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

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攻: gōng · attack, assault; criticize
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
戰: Look up this written character
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than

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