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周有光

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōu Yǒu guāng

Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音 Hàn yǔ Pīn yīn

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周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only

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1–3–1 · Zhou1 You3 guang1

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