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超限戰

简超限战 · 繁超限戰

Mandarin · pinyin chāo xiàn zhàn

unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)

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超: chāo · jump over, leap over; surpass
限: xiàn · boundary, limit, line
戰: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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1–4–4 · chao1 xian4 zhan4

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ciu1 haan6 zin3

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