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山本五十六

Mandarin · pinyin Shān běn Wǔ shí liù

YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
五: wǔ · five; surname
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
六: liù · number six

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1–3–3–2–4 · Shan1 ben3 Wu3 shi2 liu4

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saan1 bun2 ng5 sap6 luk6

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