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追奔逐北

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī bēn zhú běi

see 追亡逐北 zhuī wáng zhú běi

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追: zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
奔: bēn · run fast, flee; rush about; run
逐: zhú · chase, expel; one by one
北: běi · north; northern; northward

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1–1–2–3 · zhui1 ben1 zhu2 bei3

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zeoi1 ban1 zuk6 bak1

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(idiomatic) to pursue and attack a routed enemy

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