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易守難攻

简易守难攻 · 繁易守難攻

Mandarin · pinyin yì shǒu nán gōng

easily guarded, hard to attack

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易: yì · change; easy
守: shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
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攻: gōng · attack, assault; criticize
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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4–3–2–1 · yi4 shou3 nan2 gong1

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ji6 sau2 naan4 gung1

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