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第二次鴉片戰爭

简第二次鸦片战争 · 繁第二次鴉片戰爭

Mandarin · pinyin Dì èr Cì Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng

the Second Opium War (1856–1860)

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第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
二: èr · two; twice
次: cì · order, sequence; next
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片: piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
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爭: Look up this written character
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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4–4–4–1–4–4–1 · Di4 er4 Ci4 Ya1 pian4 Zhan4 zheng1

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