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常勝軍

简常胜军 · 繁常勝軍

Mandarin · pinyin cháng shèng jūn

Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels

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常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
軍: Look up this written character
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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2–4–1 · chang2 sheng4 jun1

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soeng4 sing3 gwan1

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