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紫石英號

简紫石英号 · 繁紫石英號

Mandarin · pinyin Zǐ shí yīng Hào

HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette fired on by PLA forces on the Yangtze River in 1949, triggering the Amethyst Incident

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
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号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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3–2–1–4 · Zi3 shi2 ying1 Hao4

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zi2 sek6 jing1 hou6

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