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Mandarin · pinyin Qín Huì

Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛 Yuè Fēi

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秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
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桧: guì · Chinese cypress, Chinese juniper

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2–4 · Qin2 Hui4

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