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鷹擊長空

简鹰击长空 · 繁鷹擊長空

Mandarin · pinyin yīng jī cháng kōng

the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
鹰: yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)
击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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1–1–2–1 · ying1 ji1 chang2 kong1

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jing1 gik1 coeng4 hung1

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(idiomatic) the eagle soars in the sky; an ambitious person advancing with the dream in mind

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