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慈禧太后

Mandarin · pinyin Cí xǐ tài hòu

Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908

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慈: cí · kind, charitable, benevolent
禧: xǐ · happiness; congratulations
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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2–3–4–4 · Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4

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(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 慈禧 (Cíxǐ).

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