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李淵

简李渊 · 繁李淵

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Yuān

Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 Táng Gāo zǔ (566-635), reigned 618-626

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
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渊: yuān · surge up, bubble up, gush forth

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