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新五代史

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ

Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修 Ōu yáng Xiū in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
五: wǔ · five; surname
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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1–3–4–3 · Xin1 Wu3 dai4 shi3

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