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二十四史

Mandarin · pinyin Èr shí sì Shǐ

the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
fig. a long and complicated story

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二: èr · two; twice
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
四: sì · four
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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4–2–4–3 · Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3

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ji6 sap6 sei3 si2

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Twenty-Four Histories

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