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炸彈之母

简炸弹之母 · 繁炸彈之母

Mandarin · pinyin zhà dàn zhī mǔ

Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), or Mother of All Bombs, a powerful American bomb

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炸: zhà · to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell

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4–4–1–3 · zha4 dan4 zhi1 mu3

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