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庚子國變

简庚子国变 · 繁庚子國變

Mandarin · pinyin gēng zǐ guó biàn

the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

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庚: gēng · 7th heavenly stem
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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變: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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1–3–2–4 · geng1 zi3 guo2 bian4

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gang1 zi2 gwok3 bin3

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