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龐涓

简庞涓 · 繁龐涓

Mandarin · pinyin Páng Juān

Pang Juan (-342 BC), military leader and political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家 Zòng héng jiā during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

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涓: juān · brook, stream; select; pure
庞: páng · disorderly, messy; huge, big

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