Huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shìdictionary entry
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the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
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Original source entry:

黃花崗七十二烈士 黄花岗七十二烈士 [Huang2 hua1 gang1 qi1 shi2 er4 lie4 shi4] /the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃花崗七十二烈士

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 花
    huā

    flower / blossom / CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful / also pr. [wěi]

    Huā

    surname Hua

  • 岗
    gāng

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    gǎng

    (bound form) hillock / mound / sentry post / policeman's beat / (bound form) job / post

  • 七
    qī

    seven / 7

  • 十
    shí

    ten / 10

  • 二
    èr

    two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

  • 烈
    liè

    ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements

  • 士
    shì

    member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

    Shì

    surname Shi

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