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黃巢之亂

简黄巢之乱 · 繁黃巢之亂

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng Cháo zhī luàn

late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
巢: cháo · nest, living quarter in tree
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt

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2–2–1–4 · Huang2 Chao2 zhi1 luan4

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wong4 caau4 zi1 lyun6

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