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笔胜于刀文比武强

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bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng

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  1. 1. the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

Child Words of 笔胜于刀文比武强

刀
dāo

knife

胜
shèng

victory

强
jiàng

stubborn

强
qiáng

strong

强
qiǎng

to force

文
wén

language

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on

比
bǐ

Belgium

笔
bǐ

pen

武
wǔ

martial

武强
wǔ qiáng

Wuqiang county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

比武
bǐ wǔ

martial arts competition

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