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后秦

Hòu Qíndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-92a52839189ad679. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

後秦 后秦 [Hou4 Qin2] /Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)/

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Other forms in these source records: 後秦

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 秦
    Qín

    surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qín Shǐ huáng] / short name for 陝西|陕西[Shǎn xī]

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