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火星撞地球

Mandarin · pinyin Huǒ xīng zhuàng Dì qiú

clash that leaves both sides shattered

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
撞: zhuàng · knock against, bump into, collide
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round

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3–1–4–4–2 · Huo3 xing1 zhuang4 Di4 qiu2

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fo2 sing1 zong6 dei6 kau4

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