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長驅直入

简长驱直入 · 繁長驅直入

Mandarin · pinyin cháng qū zhí rù

to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
(fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth
to flood in

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
驅: Look up this written character
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
驱: qū · spur a horse on; expel, drive away

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2–1–2–4 · chang2 qu1 zhi2 ru4

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coeng4 keoi1 zik6 jap6

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(idiomatic) to rapidly push straight into a place with irresistible force

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