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蘇秦

简苏秦 · 繁蘇秦

Mandarin · pinyin Sū Qín

Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家 Zòng héng jiā during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

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秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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