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何厚鏵

简何厚铧 · 繁何厚鏵

Mandarin · pinyin Hé Hòu huá

He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, Chief Executive 1999-2009

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何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
厚: hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
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铧: huá · spade, shovel, plowshare

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2–4–2 · He2 Hou4 hua2

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