[Level 5] 215:  🈶  田忌賽馬 – Tian Ji's Horse Race – 5/5

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zeoi3 zeoi3 hau6 hau6
hai6 hai6
dai6 dai6 saam1 saam1
coeng4 coeng4
bei2 bei2 coi3 coi3
syun1 syun1 ban3 ban3
paai3 paai3
tin4 tin4 gei6 gei6
ge3 ge3
zung1 zung1 dang2 dang2
maa5 maa5
heoi3 heoi3
deoi3 deoi3 zin3 zin3
cai4 cai4 wai1 wai1 wong4 wong4
ge3 ge3
haa6 haa6 dang2 dang2
maa5 maa5
nam2 nam2
dou1 dou1
m4 m4 sai2 sai2
nam2 nam2
tin4 tin4 gei6 gei6
jau6 jau6
jeng4 jeng4
do1 do1
coeng4 coeng4
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Finally, in the third game, Sun Bin sent Tian Ji's middle-class horse to fight against King Qi Wei's lower-class horse. Needless to guess, Tian Ji won a game again.
         

saam1 saam1
coeng4 coeng4
bei2 bei2 coi3 coi3
tin4 tin4 gei6 gei6
jeng4 jeng4
zo2 zo2
loeng5 loeng5
coeng4 coeng4
syu1 syu1
zo2 zo2
jat1 jat1
coeng4 coeng4
saam1 saam1
pun4 pun4
loeng5 loeng5
sing3 sing3
tin4 tin4 gei6 gei6
zung1 zung1 jyu1 jyu1
jeng4 jeng4
zo2 zo2
cai4 cai4 wai1 wai1 wong4 wong4
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Out of the three matches, Tian Ji won two and lost one. Two wins in three rounds, Tian Ji finally won King Qi Wei!
         

tung4 tung4 joeng6 joeng6
dou1 dou1 hai6 hai6
ni1 ni1 di1 di1
maa5 maa5
jung6 jung6
jyun4 jyun4 bun2 bun2
ge3 ge3
fong1 fong1 faat3 faat3
tin4 tin4 gei6 gei6
zau6 zau6
wui5 wui5
syu1 syu1
daan6 daan6 hai6 hai6
diu6 diu6
jat1 jat1
diu6 diu6
ceot1 ceot1 coeng4 coeng4
ci3 ci3 zeoi6 zeoi6
tin4 tin4 gei6 gei6
zau6 zau6
jeng4 jeng4
        speed:   100%
Similarly using the original method with the same horses, Tian Ji would lose, but once he adjusted the order of horses, Tian Ji would will.
         

syun1 syun1 ban3 ban3
hai6 hai6 mai6 mai6
hou2 hou2
cung1 cung1 ming4 ming4
ne1 ne1
ni1 ni1 go3 go3
gu3 gu3 si6 si6
waa6 waa6
bei2 bei2
ngo5 ngo5 dei6 dei6
teng1 teng1
lik6 lik6 dik6 dik6
m4 m4 dak1 dak1
ge3 ge3
si4 si4 hau6 hau6
zau6 zau6
jiu3 jiu3
zi3 zi3 ceoi2 ceoi2
        speed:   100%
Isn't Sun Bin very smart? This story tells us that when you can't fight against it, you have to outsmart it!
         


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