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改訂伊犁條約

简改订伊犁条约 · 繁改訂伊犁條約

Mandarin · pinyin Gǎi dìng Yī lí Tiáo yuē

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

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改: gǎi · change, alter; improve, remodel
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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
犁: lí · plow
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
订: dìng · draw up agreement; arrange
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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3–4–1–2–2–1 · Gai3 ding4 Yi1 li2 Tiao2 yue1

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