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柏舉之戰

简柏举之战 · 繁柏舉之戰

Mandarin · pinyin Bǎi jǔ zhī Zhàn

Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳 Wú scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚 Chǔ

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柏: bǎi · bó · cypress, cedar
舉: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
戰: Look up this written character
举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–3–1–4 · Bai3 ju3 zhi1 Zhan4

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