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黃巾之亂

简黄巾之乱 · 繁黃巾之亂

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng jīn zhī Luàn

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
巾: jīn · kerchief; towel; turban; Kangxi radical 50
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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2–1–1–4 · Huang2 jin1 zhi1 Luan4

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