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鴉片戰爭

简鸦片战争 · 繁鴉片戰爭

Mandarin · pinyin Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng

the Opium War (1839–1842)
the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860)

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鴉: Look up this written character
片: piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
戰: Look up this written character
爭: Look up this written character
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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1–4–4–1 · Ya1 pian4 Zhan4 zheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aa1 pin3 zin3 zang1

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Opium War; the Opium Wars

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