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King outside, emperor inside
diplomatic policy of East Asian countries (Korea, Vietnam, etc.), according to which their monarchs would be titled “king” (王 wang) when dealing with China, but would be referred to as “emperor” (帝 di) internally
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/kɪŋ aʊtˈsaɪd , ˈɛmpərər ɪnˈsaɪd/
/kɪŋ ˈaʊtsʌɪd , ˈɛmpərə ˈɪnsʌɪd/
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