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善後借款

简善后借款 · 繁善後借款

Mandarin · pinyin shàn hòu jiè kuǎn

reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913

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善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
借: jiè · borrow; lend; make pretext of
款: kuǎn · item, article; clause; fund
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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4–4–4–3 · shan4 hou4 jie4 kuan3

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sin6 hau6 ze3 fun2

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