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哀江南賦

简哀江南赋 · 繁哀江南賦

Mandarin · pinyin Āi Jiāng nán fù

Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝

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哀: āi · sad, mournful, pitiful; pity
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
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赋: fù · tax; give; endow; army; diffuse

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1–1–2–4 · Ai1 Jiang1 nan2 fu4

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