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迂回奔襲

简迂回奔袭 · 繁迂回奔襲

Mandarin · pinyin yū huí bēn xí

to attack from an unexpected direction

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迂: yū · doctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
奔: bēn · run fast, flee; rush about; run
襲: Look up this written character
袭: xí · raid, attack; inherit

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1–2–1–2 · yu1 hui2 ben1 xi2

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jyu1 wui4 ban1 zaap6

Cantonese word readings for 迂回奔襲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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