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女皇帝

Mandarin · pinyin Nǚ huáng dì

empress
refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天 (624-705), reigned 690-705

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女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god

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3–2–4 · Nu:3 huang2 di4

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