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投鞭断流
tóu​biān​duàn​liú

unstoppable army

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投鞭断流 投鞭斷流 tóu​biān​duàn​liú
unstoppable army
An idiom used to describe an extremely powerful and numerous military force; literally meaning that if every soldier threw their whip into the river, it would be enough to block the flow of water.

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