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xinhai revolution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
xin-hai rev-o-lu-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A nationwide revolution in China starting from 10 October 1911, which overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 辛亥革命 (Xīnhài Gémìng), in which Xinhai (辛亥 (xīnhài)) denotes the sexagenary year of 1911.

Questions

What does xinhai revolution mean?
A nationwide revolution in China starting from 10 October 1911, which overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China
Where does xinhai revolution come from?
Partial calque of Chinese 辛亥革命 (Xīnhài Gémìng), in which Xinhai (辛亥 (xīnhài)) denotes the sexagenary year of 1911.

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