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折戟沉沙
zhé​jǐ​chén​shā

crushing defeat

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
折戟沉沙 zhé​jǐ​chén​shā
crushing defeat
literally "broken halberds embedded in the sand"; describes the remnants of a fierce battle or a disastrous, crushing defeat

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