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吞米桑布札

Mandarin · pinyin Tūn mǐ Sāng bù zhá

Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script

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吞: tūn · swallow; absorb, annex, engulf
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
桑: sāng · mulberry tree; surname
布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
札: zhá · letter, note; correspondence

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1–3–1–4–2 · Tun1 mi3 Sang1 bu4 zha2

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