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初唐四傑

简初唐四杰 · 繁初唐四傑

Mandarin · pinyin Chū Táng Sì jié

the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃 Wáng Bó, Yang Jiong 楊炯 Yáng Jiǒng, Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰 Lú Zhào lín, and Luo Binwang 駱賓王 Luò Bīn wáng

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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
四: sì · four
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杰: jié · hero; heroic, outstanding

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1–2–4–2 · Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2

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