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干戈
  gon1 gwo1   jyutping
  gan1 ge1   pinyin
warfare, literally 'shield and spear'

noun

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 264,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
干戈

This word has been viewed 1633 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 20th Nov 2015 18:48
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Characters in this word:

 gon1  -  offend; interfere; concern
 gwo1  -  dagger-axe; halberd; spear; lance; javelin

1 compounds containing this word:

化干戈為玉帛 - beat swords into ploughshares
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