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積草屯糧

简积草屯粮 · 繁積草屯糧

Mandarin · pinyin jī cǎo tún liáng

(idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war

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積: Look up this written character
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
屯: tún · village, hamlet; camp; station; hexagram ䷂
糧: Look up this written character
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass
粮: liáng · food, grain, provisions

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1–3–2–2 · ji1 cao3 tun2 liang2

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zik1 cou2 tyun4 loeng4

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