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橫掃千軍

简横扫千军 · 繁橫掃千軍

Mandarin · pinyin héng sǎo qiān jūn

total annihilation

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掃: sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
軍: Look up this written character
横: héng · across
扫: sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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2–3–1–1 · heng2 sao3 qian1 jun1

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waang4 sou3 cin1 gwan1

Cantonese word readings for 橫掃千軍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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