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文明小史

Mandarin · pinyin Wén míng Xiǎo shǐ

Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 Lǐ Bó yuán or Li Baojia 李寶嘉 Lǐ Bǎo jiā describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍 Bā guó Lián jūn

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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2–2–3–3 · Wen2 ming2 Xiao3 shi3

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man4 ming4 siu2 si2

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