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伊藤博文

Mandarin · pinyin Yī téng Bó wén

Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909), Japan's first prime minister (served four terms), key figure in Japan's colonial expansion into Korea

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伊: yī · third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
藤: téng · rattan, cane; creeper plant
博: bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad
文: wén · literature, culture, writing

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1–2–2–2 · Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2

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