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孫逸仙

简孙逸仙 · 繁孫逸仙

Mandarin · pinyin Sūn Yì xiān

Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang
same as 孫中山

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逸: yì · flee, escape, break loose
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
孙: sūn · grandchild, descendent; surname

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1–4–1 · Sun1 Yi4 xian1

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