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甲申政變

简甲申政变 · 繁甲申政變

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn

unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops

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甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
申: shēn · to state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
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变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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3–1–4–4 · Jia3 shen1 zheng4 bian4

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