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張岱

简张岱 · 繁張岱

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng Dài

Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
岱: dài · Daishan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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1–4 · Zhang1 Dai4

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