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康乾盛世

Mandarin · pinyin kāng qián shèng shì

booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)

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康: kāng · peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
盛: shèng · abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
世: shì · generation; world; era

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1–2–4–4 · kang1 qian2 sheng4 shi4

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(historical) High Qing era (the era when the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Emperors reigned)

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