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啟蒙

简启蒙 · 繁啟蒙

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ méng

to instruct the young
to initiate
to awake sb from ignorance
to free sb from prejudice or superstition
primer
enlightened
the Enlightenment
Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

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啟: Look up this written character
蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
启: qǐ · open; begin, commence; explain

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3–2 · qi3 meng2

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verb

to impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners; to initiate
to enlighten; to free somebody from prejudice or superstition

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