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官渡之戰

简官渡之战 · 繁官渡之戰

Mandarin · pinyin Guān dù zhī Zhàn

Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 Cáo Cāo domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌 Xǔ chāng in north Henan)

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官: guān · official, public servant
渡: dù · cross, ferry over; ferry
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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1–4–1–4 · Guan1 du4 zhi1 Zhan4

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