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張國燾

简张国焘 · 繁張國燾

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng Guó tāo

Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
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张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
焘: tāo · shine, illuminate; cover, envelope

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