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民國
简 民国 · 繁 民國Mandarin · pinyin Mín guó
Meanings
- Republic of China (1912-1949)
- used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)
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2–2 · Min2 guo2
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noun
- republic
name
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó, “Republic of China”)
- (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Republic of China during 1912–1949 before its retreat to Taiwan
- the Republic of China era (a Chinese era name; the era beginning with the founding of the Republic of China in 1912)
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