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Mandarin · pinyin zhōng zhèng#

fair and honest

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng zhèng#

adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 Jiǎng Jiè shí

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
正: zhèng · right, proper, correct

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1–4 · zhong1 zheng4

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adj

(literary) just; impartial; fair

noun

(historical) impartial judge (local dignitary charged with ranking potential candidates for public service)

name

(～區) Zhongzheng, Jhongjheng (a district of Taipei, Taiwan)
(～區) Zhongzheng (a district of Keelung, Taiwan)
(～里) an urban village in Songshan district, Taipei, Taiwan
epithet of Chiang Kai-shek

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