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失守

shī shǒu

2-character word

What 失守 means

1. military(of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
2. (fig.) to take a turn for the worse

The characters in 失守

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch

Sounds the same

Read shī shǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 失手a slip; miscalculation; unwise move

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