| 二次革命 |
Èr cì Gé mìng |
Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 and the Northern Warlords |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 二次 |
èr cì |
second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) |
| 次 |
cì |
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 革 |
gé |
animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office) |
| 革命 |
gé mìng |
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次 |
| 命 |
mìng |
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc |