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跋涉

Mandarin · pinyin bá shè

to trudge
to trek

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跋: bá · go by foot; epilogue, colophon
涉: shè · ford stream, wade across

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2–4 · ba2 she4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat6 sip3

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verb

to trudge; to trek; to embark on an arduous journey

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