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令狐德棻

Mandarin · pinyin Líng hú Dé fēn

Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書

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令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
狐: hú · fox
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
棻: fēn · kind of wood from which perfume is made

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2–2–2–1 · Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1

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