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博古

Mandarin · pinyin Bó Gǔ

Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash

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博: bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient

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verb

to be conversant with things in the past

noun

ancient objects; antiquities
paintings of ancient objects; handicrafts with such paintings
(attributive) being modeled after ancient objects; ancient-style

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