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单枪匹马

dān qiāng pǐ mǎ

4-character word Traditional 單槍匹馬

What 单枪匹马 means

1. (lit.) single spear and horse (idiom)
2. (fig.) single-handed; unaccompanied

The characters in 单枪匹马

• 单dānbill; list; form
• 枪qiānggun; firearm; rifle
• 匹pǐ(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair…
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

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