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正統

简正统 · 繁正統

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng tǒng#

orthodoxy; tradition
orthodox; traditional
principles of dynastic succession
(of an heir) legitimate

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèng tǒng#

Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮 Zhū Qí zhèn (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗 Yīng zōng

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
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统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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4–3 · zheng4 tong3

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zing3 tung2

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adj

orthodox; traditional

noun

orthodoxy; tradition
(historical) standard line of succession

name

(historical) the Zhengtong era (a Chinese era name; the era of the first reign of Emperor Yingzong of Ming, from 1436 to 1449)

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