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孫毓棠

简孙毓棠 · 繁孫毓棠

Mandarin · pinyin Sūn Yù táng

Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard

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毓: yù · give birth to; bring up, educate
棠: táng · crab apple tree; wild plums
孙: sūn · grandchild, descendent; surname

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