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張易之

简张易之 · 繁張易之

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng yì zhī

Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天 Wǔ Zé tiān

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
易: yì · change; easy
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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1–4–1 · Zhang1 yi4 zhi1

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