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陳橋兵變

简陈桥兵变 · 繁陳橋兵變

Mandarin · pinyin Chén qiáo bīng biàn

the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

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橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
兵: bīng · soldier, troops
變: Look up this written character
陈: chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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2–2–1–4 · Chen2 qiao2 bing1 bian4

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can4 kiu4 bing1 bin3

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