辛亥革命

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn hài Gé mìng

Meanings

  1. Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty
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辛
xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
亥
hài · twelfth earthly branch
革
gé · leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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1–4–2–4 · Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4

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san1 hoi6 gaak3 ming6

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  1. Xinhai Revolution

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