zhēn dāo zhēn qiāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) real swords and spears (idiom) / (fig.) very much for real; genuine
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Original source entry:

真刀真槍 真刀真枪 [zhen1 dao1 zhen1 qiang1] /(lit.) real swords and spears (idiom)/(fig.) very much for real; genuine/

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