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黃巾民變

简黄巾民变 · 繁黃巾民變

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng jīn Mín biàn

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
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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2–1–2–4 · Huang2 jin1 Min2 bian4

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wong4 gan1 man4 bin3

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