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姒文命

Mandarin · pinyin Sì Wén mìng

Si Wenming, personal name of Yu the Great 大禹 Dà Yǔ

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姒: sì · wife of elder brother
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

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4–2–4 · Si4 Wen2 ming4

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ci5 man4 ming6

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