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蕭萬長

简萧万长 · 繁蕭萬長

Mandarin · pinyin Xiāo Wàn cháng

Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
萧: xiāo · common artemisia; dejected
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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