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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| fong4 yu6, nga6 | fong4 jyu6, ngaa6 | defense / to defend |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fong4 | fong4 | to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent | ||
| yu6, nga6 | jyu6, ngaa6 | to defend / to resist |
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We will put military muscle into the mutual defence pact.
About two thousand men were ganged out to strengthen the works.
Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.
The defenders inside the gate now began a counter - attack.
The checkpoint was abandoned as militarily indefensible.
America's priority is to help nations defend themselves.
The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected.
