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世宗大王

Mandarin · pinyin Shì zōng Dà wáng

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

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世: shì · generation; world; era
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname

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4–1–4–2 · Shi4 zong1 Da4 wang2

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sai3 zung1 daai6 wong4

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