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靖难之役

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4-character word Traditional 靖難之役

What 靖难之役 means

1. war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor

The characters in 靖难之役

• 靖jìng(bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 役yìforced labor; corvée; obligatory task