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皇太極清太宗

简皇太极清太宗 · 繁皇太極清太宗

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng tài jí Qīng Tài zōng

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 Nǔ ěr hā chì, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金 Hòu Jīn, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 Dà Qīng and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

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皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
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清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final

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2–4–2–1–4–1 · Huang2 tai4 ji2 Qing1 Tai4 zong1

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wong4 taai3 gik6 cing1 taai3 zung1

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