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戰國七雄

简战国七雄 · 繁戰國七雄

Mandarin · pinyin zhàn guó qī xióng

Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊 Qí, 楚 Chǔ, 燕 Yān, 韓 Hán, 趙 Zhào, 魏 Wèi and 秦 Qín

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七: qī · seven
雄: xióng · male of species; hero; manly
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–2–1–2 · zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2

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Seven Warring States, the seven leading states during the Warring States period of Chinese history, namely: Qin, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and Qi.

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