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安重根

Mandarin · pinyin Ān Zhòng gēn

An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文 Yī téng Bó wén in 1909

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation

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1–4–1 · An1 Zhong4 gen1

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