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真槍實彈

简真枪实弹 · 繁真槍實彈

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn qiāng shí dàn

(idiom) with real guns and live ammunition; (fig.) for real (involving genuine action rather than rehearsal, simulation or theory); (coll.) to have actual sex; to go all the way

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真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
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實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
彈: Look up this written character
枪: qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell

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1–1–2–4 · zhen1 qiang1 shi2 dan4

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zan1 coeng1 sat6 daan2

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