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建文帝

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn wén dì

reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god

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4–2–4 · Jian4 wen2 di4

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gin3 man4 dai3

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