庾信

Mandarin · pinyin Yǔ Xìn

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  1. Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦
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庾
yǔ · granary; storehouse
信
xìn · trust, believe; letter
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3–4 · Yu3 Xin4

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庾信 · Yu3 Xin4
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Exact source record庾信 庾信 [Yu3 Xin4] /Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦|哀江南赋/