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扶清滅洋

简扶清灭洋 · 繁扶清滅洋

Mandarin · pinyin fú Qīng miè yáng

Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)

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扶: fú · support, help; protect; hold on
清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
滅: Look up this written character
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate

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2–1–4–2 · fu2 Qing1 mie4 yang2

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fu4 cing1 mit6 joeng4

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verb

to assist the Qing and destroy the foreigners

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