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高仙芝

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo Xiān zhī

Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗 Gāo gōu lí extraction, active in Central Asia

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
芝: zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)

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1–1–1 · Gao1 Xian1 zhi1

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