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noun
The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in a Chinese emperor's reign and in naming certain Chinese rulers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 年號/年号 (niánhào) Wade-Giles romanization nien2-hao4.
