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川端康成

Mandarin · pinyin Chuān duān Kāng chéng

Kawabata Yasunari, Japanese literature Nobel laureate

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川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
康: kāng · peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed

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1–1–1–2 · Chuan1 duan1 Kang1 cheng2

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