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首戰告捷

简首战告捷 · 繁首戰告捷

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zhàn gào jié

to win the first battle

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
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告: gào · tell, announce, inform; accuse
捷: jié · win, victory, triumph
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–4–4–2 · shou3 zhan4 gao4 jie2

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