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五人墓碑記

简五人墓碑记 · 繁五人墓碑記

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ Rén Mù bēi jì

Five Men's Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥 Zhāng Pǔ commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢 Wèi Zhōng xián during the late Ming dynasty

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五: wǔ · five; surname
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
墓: mù · grave, tomb
碑: bēi · stone tablet; gravestone
記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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3–2–4–1–4 · Wu3 Ren2 Mu4 bei1 ji4

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ng5 jan4 mou6 bei1 gei3

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