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太公望

Mandarin · pinyin Tài gōng Wàng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect

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4–1–4 · Tai4 gong1 Wang4

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