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重披戰袍

简重披战袍 · 繁重披戰袍

Mandarin · pinyin chóng pī zhàn páo

(fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
披: pī · wear; split; crack
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袍: páo · long gown, robe, cloak
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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2–1–4–2 · chong2 pi1 zhan4 pao2

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