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張成澤

简张成泽 · 繁張成澤

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng Chéng zé

Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日 Jīn Zhèng rì, uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩 Jīn Zhèng ēn, in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
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张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
泽: zé · marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance

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1–2–2 · Zhang1 Cheng2 ze2

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