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世襲之爭

简世袭之争 · 繁世襲之爭

Mandarin · pinyin shì xí zhī zhēng

succession struggle
dispute over inheritance

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世: shì · generation; world; era
襲: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
爭: Look up this written character
袭: xí · raid, attack; inherit
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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4–2–1–1 · shi4 xi2 zhi1 zheng1

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sai3 zaap6 zi1 zang1

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