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閃擊戰

简闪击战 · 繁閃擊戰

Mandarin · pinyin shǎn jī zhàn

lightning war
Blitzkrieg

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闪: shǎn · flash; avoid, dodge, evade
击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–1–4 · shan3 ji1 zhan4

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sim2 gik1 zin3

Cantonese word readings for 閃擊戰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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