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炸彈之父

简炸弹之父 · 繁炸彈之父

Mandarin · pinyin zhà dàn zhī fù

Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian 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
父: fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell

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4–4–1–4 · zha4 dan4 zhi1 fu4

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