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號令如山

简号令如山 · 繁號令如山

Mandarin · pinyin hào lìng rú shān

lit. order like a mountain
a military order is inviolable
strict discipline

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令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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4–4–2–1 · hao4 ling4 ru2 shan1

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hou6 ling6 jyu4 saan1

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