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安德海

Mandarin · pinyin Ān Dé hǎi

An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu, executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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1–2–3 · An1 De2 hai3

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