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轉戰千里

简转战千里 · 繁轉戰千里

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
never-ending struggle

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–4–1–3 · zhuan3 zhan4 qian1 li3

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zyun2 zin3 cin1 lei5

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