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半封建半殖民地

Mandarin · pinyin bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì

semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)

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半: bàn · half
封: fēng · letter, envelope; feudal
建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
殖: zhí · breed, spawn; increase; prosper
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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4–1–4–4–2–2–4 · ban4 feng1 jian4 ban4 zhi2 min2 di4

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bun3 fung1 gin3 bun3 zik6 man4 dei6

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