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秦始皇陵

Mandarin · pinyin Qín Shǐ huáng líng

the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山 Lí shān near Xi'an (awaits excavation)

Characters in this entry

秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
始: shǐ · begin, start; then, only then
皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
陵: líng · hill, mound; mausoleum

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–3–2–2 · Qin2 Shi3 huang2 ling2

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ceon4 ci2 wong4 ling4

Cantonese word readings for 秦始皇陵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.