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狂轟濫炸

简狂轰滥炸 · 繁狂轟濫炸

Mandarin · pinyin kuáng hōng làn zhà

to bomb indiscriminately

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狂: kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild
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炸: zhà · to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
轰: hōng · rumble, explosion, blast
滥: làn · flood, overflow; excessive

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2–1–4–4 · kuang2 hong1 lan4 zha4

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(idiomatic) wanton and indiscriminate bombing

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