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吳自牧

简吴自牧 · 繁吳自牧

Mandarin · pinyin Wú Zì mù

Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
牧: mù · tend cattle, shepherd
吴: wú · name of warring state; surname

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2–4–4 · Wu2 Zi4 mu4

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