同名同姓

Mandarin · pinyin tóng míng tóng xìng

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  1. having same given name and family name
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同
tóng · same, similar; together with
名
míng · name, rank, title, position
姓
xìng · one's family name; clan, people
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2–2–2–4 · tong2 ming2 tong2 xing4

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