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廢藩置縣

简废藩置县 · 繁廢藩置縣

Mandarin · pinyin fèi fān zhì xiàn

to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)

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廢: Look up this written character
藩: fān · fence; boundary; outlying border
置: zhì · place, lay out; set aside
縣: Look up this written character
废: fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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4–1–4–4 · fei4 fan1 zhi4 xian4

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