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商鞅

Mandarin · pinyin Shāng Yāng

Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國 Qín guó, whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝 Qín cháo

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商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
鞅: yāng · leather strap over horse's neck

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