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嬴政

Mandarin · pinyin Yíng Zhèng

Ying Zheng (260-210 BC), personal name of the first emperor 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng

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嬴: yíng · to win; to have a surplus; surname
政: zhèng · government, political affairs

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2–4 · Ying2 Zheng4

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