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長槍短炮

简长枪短炮 · 繁長槍短炮

Mandarin · pinyin cháng qiāng duǎn pào

camera (jocular)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
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短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
枪: qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle

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2–1–3–4 · chang2 qiang1 duan3 pao4

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coeng4 coeng1 dyun2 paau3

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(figuratively) cameras

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