民族英雄

Mandarin · pinyin mín zú yīng xióng

Meanings

  1. national hero
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民
mín · people, subjects, citizens
族
zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
英
yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
雄
xióng · male of species; hero; manly
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2–2–1–2 · min2 zu2 ying1 xiong2

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man4 zuk6 jing1 hung4

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noun

  1. national hero; folk hero; people's hero

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