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刘光第

Liú Guāng dìdictionary entry
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Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wù xū Liù jūn zi] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
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Original source entry:

劉光第 刘光第 [Liu2 Guang1 di4] /Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898/

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Other forms in these source records: 劉光第

  • 刘
    liú

    (classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter

    Liú

    surname Liu

  • 光
    guāng

    light / ray (CL:道[dào]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

  • 第
    dì

    (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[dì liù] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just

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