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靖難之役

简靖难之役 · 繁靖難之役

Mandarin · pinyin jìng nán zhī yì

war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor

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靖: jìng · pacify; appease; calm, peaceful
難: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
役: yì · service; a servant, laborer; to serve
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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4–2–1–4 · jing4 nan2 zhi1 yi4

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zing6 naan6 zi1 jik6

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