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投鞭断流

tóu biān duàn liú

4-character word Traditional 投鞭斷流

What 投鞭断流 means

1. arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

The characters in 投鞭断流

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 鞭biānwhip or lash; to flog; to whip
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread

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