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直皖戰爭

简直皖战争 · 繁直皖戰爭

Mandarin · pinyin Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng

war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
皖: wǎn · Anhui province
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爭: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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2–3–4–1 · Zhi2 Wan3 zhan4 zheng1

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zik6 wun5 zin3 zang1

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