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捻军

Niǎn jūn

2-character word Traditional 捻軍

What 捻军 means

1. Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south

The characters in 捻军

• 捻niǎnto twirl (in the fingers)
• 军jūn(bound form) army; military

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