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靖难之役

jìng nán zhī yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
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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.

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Original source entry:

靖難之役 靖难之役 [jing4 nan2 zhi1 yi4] /war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor/

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Other forms in these source records: 靖難之役

  • 靖
    jìng

    (bound form) peaceful / (bound form) to pacify / to suppress

    Jìng

    surname Jing

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 役
    yì

    forced labor / corvée / obligatory task / military service / to use as servant / to enserf / servant (old) / war / campaign / battle

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