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明天啟

简明天启 · 繁明天啟

Mandarin · pinyin Míng Tiān qǐ

Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校 Zhū Yóu xiào (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗 Míng Xī zōng

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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启: qǐ · open; begin, commence; explain

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