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解放軍

简解放军 · 繁解放軍

Mandarin · pinyin Jiě fàng jūn

People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces) (abbr. for 中國人民解放軍 Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn)

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解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
軍: Look up this written character
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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3–4–1 · Jie3 fang4 jun1

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gaai2 fong3 gwan1

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noun

(non-idiomatic) army mobilised for the purpose of liberating a political entity
member of such an army

name

the People's Liberation Army

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