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契丹國志

简契丹国志 · 繁契丹國志

Mandarin · pinyin Qì dān Guó zhì

History of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire (916-1125)

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契: qì · deed, contract, bond; engrave
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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志: zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–1–2–4 · Qi4 dan1 Guo2 zhi4

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