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迎頭痛擊

简迎头痛击 · 繁迎頭痛擊

Mandarin · pinyin yíng tóu tòng jī

to deliver a frontal assault
to meet head-on (idiom)

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迎: yíng · receive, welcome, greet
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight

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2–2–4–1 · ying2 tou2 tong4 ji1

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(idiomatic) to give a serious attack head-on or directly

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