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姚思廉

Mandarin · pinyin Yáo Sī lián

Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書 Liáng shū and 陳書 Chén shū

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姚: yáo · handsome, elegant; surname
思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
廉: lián · upright, honorable, honest

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2–1–2 · Yao2 Si1 lian2

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