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鐵將軍把門

简铁将军把门 · 繁鐵將軍把門

Mandarin · pinyin tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén

lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)
fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside

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把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–1–1–3–2 · tie3 jiang1 jun1 ba3 men2

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tit3 zoeng1 gwan1 baa2 mun4

Cantonese word readings for 鐵將軍把門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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