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長征

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ciang5 zêng1
POJ: tshiâng-tseng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to undertake a long march/expedition, Long March (historical CPC military retreat, 1934-1935)
長征

Ambiguous between the general verb sense 'to march to remote regions' and the historical proper-noun sense 'the Long March'; the general verb sense was chosen as the primary gloss with the proper-noun meaning kept as a secondary gloss.

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