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日俄戰爭

简日俄战争 · 繁日俄戰爭

Mandarin · pinyin Rì É Zhàn zhēng

the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
俄: é · sudden(ly), soon; Russian
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战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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4–2–4–1 · Ri4 E2 Zhan4 zheng1

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