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吳清源

简吴清源 · 繁吳清源

Mandarin · pinyin Wú Qīng yuán

Go Seigen (1914–2014), Chinese-born Japanese professional Go player

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吳: Look up this written character
清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
吴: wú · name of warring state; surname

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2–1–2 · Wu2 Qing1 yuan2

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