Méi guī Zhàn zhēngdictionary entry
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The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
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Original source entry:

玫瑰戰爭 玫瑰战争 [Mei2 gui1 Zhan4 zheng1] /The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)/

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Other forms in these source records: 玫瑰戰爭

  • 玫
    méi

    (fine jade) / used in 玫瑰[méi guī]

  • 瑰
    guī

    (semiprecious stone) / extraordinary

  • 战
    zhàn

    to fight / fight / war / battle

  • 争
    zhēng

    to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

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