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"An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe."
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"(historical) An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe."
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"word": "響箭"
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "响箭"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"word": "鳴鏑"
},
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"roman": "míngdí",
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"word": "鸣镝"
}
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"word": "whistling arrow"
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"An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe."
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"(historical) An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe."
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎngjiàn",
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"word": "响箭"
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"word": "鳴鏑"
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"roman": "míngdí",
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"word": "鸣镝"
}
],
"word": "whistling arrow"
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