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開拔

简开拔 · 繁開拔

Mandarin · pinyin kāi bá

to set out (of troops)
departure
start date (of military expedition)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
拔: bá · uproot, pull out
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–2 · kai1 ba2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 bat6

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verb

to dismantle a military encampment and relocate troops from their current position to a different location; to strike camp and move out

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