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商鞅變法

简商鞅变法 · 繁商鞅變法

Mandarin · pinyin Shāng Yāng biàn fǎ

Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination

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商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
鞅: yāng · leather strap over horse's neck
變: Look up this written character
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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1–1–4–3 · Shang1 Yang1 bian4 fa3

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