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姓蔣還是姓汪

简姓蒋还是姓汪 · 繁姓蔣還是姓汪

Mandarin · pinyin xìng Jiǎng hái shi xìng Wāng

friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜 Shā jiā bāng) (蔣 Jiǎng here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 Jiǎng Jiè shí and 汪 Wāng refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛 Wāng Jīng wèi)

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姓: xìng · one's family name; clan, people
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還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
汪: wāng · vast, extensive, deep; surname
蒋: jiǎng · surname; Hydropyrum latifolium
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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4–3–2–5–4–1 · xing4 Jiang3 hai2 shi5 xing4 Wang1

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