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堡壘

bǎo lěi·ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄟˇ

“a fortified stronghold or fortress; a heavily fortified military structure; a metaphor for something hard to overcome or a stubborn person”

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Fortress or stronghold; a fortified position; a village or small town, especially in northern China; used in transliterating foreign place names ending in -burg or -berg.

Rampart or defensive wall; base marker in baseball or softball; to build up with stones or bricks.