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废藩置县

fèi fān zhì xiàn

4-character word Traditional 廢藩置縣

What 废藩置县 means

1. to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)

The characters in 废藩置县

• 废fèito abolish; to abandon; to abrogate
• 藩fānfence; hedge; (literary) screen; barrier; vassal state
• 置zhìto install; to place; to put
• 县xiàncounty; (Japan) prefecture

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