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五代史

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ dài shǐ

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 Xuē Jū zhèng in 974 during Northern Song 北宋 Běi Sòng, 150 scrolls

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五: wǔ · five; surname
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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3–4–3 · Wu3 dai4 shi3

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