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戊戌六君子

Mandarin · pinyin Wù xū Liù jūn zǐ

the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 Tán Sì tóng, Lin Xu 林旭 Lín Xù, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀 Yáng Shēn xiù, Liu Guangdi 劉光第 Liú Guāng dì, Kang Guangren 康廣仁 Kāng Guǎng rén and Yang Rui 楊銳 Yáng Ruì

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戊: wù · 5th heavenly stem
戌: xū · eleventh earthly branch
六: liù · number six
君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–1–4–1–3 · Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi3

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mou6 seot1 luk6 gwan1 zi2

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