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Mandarin · pinyin kōng zhōng fēn liè

(military) flyover

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify

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1–1–1–4 · kong1 zhong1 fen1 lie4

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