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孫堅

简孙坚 · 繁孫堅

Mandarin · pinyin Sūn Jiān

Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms

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孙: sūn · grandchild, descendent; surname
坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute

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