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Photo credit

Photo
Norodom Sihanouk (c. 1952)
By
Norodom Sihanouk, gifted to Andre Kostelanetz
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Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
Prince Sihanouk and General Nosavan at press conference in Vientiane
By
Svenska Dagbladet
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Resized

西哈努克

Xīhānǔkè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Norodom Sihanouk
  2. 2 King of Cambodia, long-time ally of China who spent years in exile in Beijing

About Norodom Sihanouk

1922–2012 · 君主 monarch

King of Cambodia who won its independence from France in 1953 and was king again from 1993 to 2004. After the 1970 coup he lived for years in Beijing, a friend of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai.

Also called  诺罗敦·西哈努克

Examples

HSK 5
中柬两国在西哈努克时期建立了深厚友谊。
Zhōng Jiǎn liǎng guó zài Xīhānǔkè shíqī jiànlì le shēnhòu yǒuyì.
China and Cambodia forged deep friendship during the Sihanouk era.
HSK 7-9
西哈努克国王在中国度过了多年的流亡生涯。
Xīhānǔkè guówáng zài Zhōngguó dùguò le duō nián de liúwáng shēngyá.
King Sihanouk spent many years of exile in China.

Tips

history
Chinese media long called him 西哈努克亲王 'Prince Sihanouk', the title he took after giving up the throne in 1955 to enter politics. On a 1965 visit to China he wrote both words and music of the song 《怀念中国》 'Missing China'.

Stroke Order

西 xī
哈 hā
努 nǔ
克 kè