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賴聲川

简赖声川 · 繁賴聲川

Mandarin · pinyin Lài Shēng chuān

Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director

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聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
赖: lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–1–1 · Lai4 Sheng1 chuan1

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