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八大元老

Mandarin · pinyin Bā Dà Yuán lǎo

"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平 Dèng Xiǎo píng, 陳雲 Chén Yún, 李先念 Lǐ Xiān niàn, 彭真 Péng Zhēn, 楊尚昆 Yáng Shàng kūn, 薄一波 Bó Yī bō, 王震 Wáng Zhèn, and 宋任窮 Sòng Rèn qióng
abbr. to 八老 Bā lǎo

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125

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1–4–2–3 · Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3

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baat3 daai6 jyun4 lou5

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