劉光第

简 刘光第 · 繁 劉光第
Mandarin · pinyin Liú Guāng dì

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  1. Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 Wù xū Liù jūn zi of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
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光
guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
第
dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
刘
liú · surname; kill, destroy
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2–1–4 · Liu2 Guang1 di4

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lau4 gwong1 dai6

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劉光第 · Liu2 Guang1 di4
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Exact source record劉光第 刘光第 [Liu2 Guang1 di4] /Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898/