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黄巾军

Huáng jīn jūndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
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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:

黃巾軍 黄巾军 [Huang2 jin1 jun1] /the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃巾軍

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 巾
    jīn

    towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50

  • 军
    jūn

    (bound form) army / military

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