大江健三郎

Mandarin · pinyin Dà jiāng Jiàn sān láng

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  1. Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
江
jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
健
jiàn · strong, robust, healthy; strength
三
sān · three
郎
láng · gentleman, young man; husband
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4–1–4–1–2 · Da4 jiang1 Jian4 san1 lang2

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daai6 gong1 gin6 saam1 long4

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Exact source record大江健三郎 大江健三郎 [Da4 jiang1 Jian4 san1 lang2] /Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate/