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唐中宗

Mandarin · pinyin Táng Zhōng zōng

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲 Lǐ Zhé (656-710), reigned 705-710

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唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan

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2–1–1 · Tang2 Zhong1 zong1

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tong4 zung1 zung1

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