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胡虜

胡虜

See also: 胡虏

Chinese

		what why how; foreign	take captive
trad. (胡虜)		胡	虜
simp. (胡虏)		胡	虏

Noun

胡虜

the northern barbarians who used to invade China from time to time through the dynasties

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): húlǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: húlǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuluu
  - IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    胡虏
    胡虜／胡虏