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戊戌政變

简戊戌政变 · 繁戊戌政變

Mandarin · pinyin Wù xū Zhèng biàn

coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

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戊: wù · 5th heavenly stem
戌: xū · eleventh earthly branch
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
變: Look up this written character
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–1–4–4 · Wu4 xu1 Zheng4 bian4

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mou6 seot1 zing3 bin3

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