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伏兵

fú bīng

2-character word

What 伏兵 means

1. hidden troops
2. ambush

The characters in 伏兵

• 伏fúto lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush)
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army

Sounds the same

Read fú bīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 浮冰ice floe

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