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蜀相

Mandarin · pinyin Shǔ xiàng

the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 Zhū gě Liàng)

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蜀: shǔ · one of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other

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3–4 · Shu3 xiang4

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