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赤衛隊

简赤卫队 · 繁赤衛隊

Mandarin · pinyin Chì wèi duì

Red Guards

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
衛: Look up this written character
隊: duì · team, group; army unit
卫: wèi · guard, protect, defend
队: duì · team, group; army unit

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4–4–4 · Chi4 wei4 dui4

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cek3 wai6 deoi2

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