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袁枚

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán Méi

Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家 Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiā

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袁: yuán · robe; surname
枚: méi · stalk of shrub, trunk of tree

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2–2 · Yuan2 Mei2

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