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五等爵位

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ děng jué wèi

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公 gōng, Marquis 侯 hóu, Count 伯 bó, Viscount 子 zǐ, Baron 男 nán

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五: wǔ · five; surname
等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
爵: jué · feudal title or rank
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat

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3–3–2–4 · wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4

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ng5 dang2 zoek3 wai6

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the five ranks of Chinese aristocracy under the Zhou dynasty (周朝 (Zhōucháo)).

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