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武昌起義

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Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ chāng Qǐ yì

Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty

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武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
昌: chāng · light of sun; good, proper
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
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义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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3–1–3–4 · Wu3 chang1 Qi3 yi4

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Wuchang Uprising

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