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丟卒保車 (diu1 zeot1 bou2 ce1) — a strategic term in Chinese chess, meaning to sacrifice the weaker piece (soldier) to hold onto the powerful piece (castle) in Cantonese

diuˉ¹丟zeotˉ¹卒bouˊ²保ceˉ¹車
简 丢卒保车
Mandarin Pinyin: diu1 zu2 bao3 ju1

Meaning of 丟卒保車

nouna strategic term in Chinese chess, meaning to sacrifice the weaker piece (soldier) to hold onto the powerful piece (castle)

Characters in 丟卒保車

丟diu1
put aside; lay aside
卒zeot1
finish; end; die
保bou2
be responsible; guarantee; insure
車ce1
Kangxi radical 159

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