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二十五史

Mandarin · pinyin èr shí wǔ shǐ

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)

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二: èr · two; twice
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
五: wǔ · five; surname
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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4–2–3–3 · er4 shi2 wu3 shi3

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ji6 sap6 ng5 si2

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