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韜

简韬 · 繁韜

Mandarin · pinyin tāo

bow case or scabbard
to hide
military strategy

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韬: tāo · sheath, scabbard, bow case

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(literary) sheath; scabbard; bow case
(figuratively) to hide; to conceal
art of war; military strategies

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