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軍令如山

简军令如山 · 繁軍令如山

Mandarin · pinyin jūn lìng rú shān

military orders are like mountains (idiom)
a military order must be obeyed

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軍: Look up this written character
令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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1–4–2–1 · jun1 ling4 ru2 shan1

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gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1

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(simile) military orders cannot be changed

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