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興亡

简兴亡 · 繁興亡

Mandarin · pinyin xīng wáng

to flourish and decay
rise and fall

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興: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
亡: wáng · death, destroyed; lose, perish
兴: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish

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1–2 · xing1 wang2

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hing1 mong4

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verb

(of a state, empire, etc.) to rise and fall
(Classical) to become feeble and die; to decline and fall; to wither away

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