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楊炯

简杨炯 · 繁楊炯

Mandarin · pinyin Yáng Jiǒng

Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑 Chū Táng Sì jié

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炯: jiǒng · bright, brilliant, clear; hot
杨: yáng · willow, poplar, aspen; surname

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