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The very word for “comrade” in Chinese is tongzhi, meaning “share goal.”
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In 1726, the native chieftain of Zhenyuan prefecture was replaced with Liu Hongdu, who was assigned as subprefect (tongzhi) in charge of the prefecture.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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"Helan tongzhi zhixia de Taiwan jiaohui huyanxue: Helan yuyan zhengce yu yuanzhumin shizi nengli de yinjin (1624 – 1662)" 荷蘭統治之下的臺灣教會語言學: 荷蘭語言政策與原住民識字能力的引進 (1624 – 1662).
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And I won't go into detailing how confused my exclusively Mainland-experienced self was to see the comrade literature' (同志文學) shelves in Taiwanese bookshops (they use the old meaning of tongzhi as homosexual').
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Anying tongzhi, wo daibiao zuguo renmin lai kanwang ni.
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Anying tongzhi, wo daibiao zuguo renmin lai kanwang ni.
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In 1395, Nong Langjin, the native subprefect (tongzhi, rank 5a) of Guangnan Commandery, was demoted to native tongpan (rank 6a) because his father had revolted. 102 Before this degradation, his grandfather Nong Jijin had refused to pay a grain levy in 1385, and escaped, but in 1409 he confessed his crime, and was exiled to Liaodong (Northeast China) .103 Although many forms of punishment were relatively light (sometimes in the form of fine or exemption), the death penalty was also implemented in the Ming period.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, 1931); Ann Heylen (He Anjuan 賀安娟), "Helan tongzhi zhixia de Taiwan jiaohui huyanxue: Helan yuyan zhengce yu yuanzhumin shizi nengli de yinjin (1624 – 1662)" 荷蘭統治之下的臺灣教會語言學: 荷蘭語言政策與原住民識字能力的引進 (1624 – 1662), Taibei wenxian 臺北文獻, no.
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Also in fearlessly insisting on their stigmatized desire ( "I'm a tongzhi ...
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