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馬關條約

简马关条约 · 繁馬關條約

Mandarin · pinyin Mǎ guān Tiáo yuē

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭 Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng

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馬: Look up this written character
關: Look up this written character
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
約: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
约: yuē · treaty, agreement, covenant

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3–1–2–1 · Ma3 guan1 Tiao2 yue1

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(historical) Treaty of Shimonoseki

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