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穩扎穩打

简稳扎稳打 · 繁穩扎穩打

Mandarin · pinyin wěn zhā wěn dǎ

to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)
fig. steadily and surely

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穩: Look up this written character
扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
稳: wěn · stable, firm, solid, steady

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3–1–3–3 · wen3 zha1 wen3 da3

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wan2 zaat3 wan2 daa2

Cantonese word readings for 穩扎穩打. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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