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北洋水師

简北洋水师 · 繁北洋水師

Mandarin · pinyin Běi yáng shuǐ shī

north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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3–2–3–1 · Bei3 yang2 shui3 shi1

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bak1 joeng4 seoi2 si1

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