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薩爾滸之戰

简萨尔浒之战 · 繁薩爾滸之戰

Mandarin · pinyin Sà ěr hǔ zhī Zhàn

Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 Nǔ ěr hā chì crushed four Ming armies

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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
浒: hǔ · riverbank, shore
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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4–3–3–1–4 · Sa4 er3 hu3 zhi1 Zhan4

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