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寬洪

简宽洪 · 繁寬洪

Mandarin · pinyin kuān hóng

magnanimous
generous
broad-minded
wide
resonant (voice)

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洪: hóng · vast, immense; flood, deluge
宽: kuān · broad, wide; spacious, vast

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1–2 · kuan1 hong2

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adj

magnanimous; generous (in spirit); large-minded

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