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張若虛

简张若虚 · 繁張若虛

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng Ruò xū

Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
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张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
虚: xū · false

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1–4–1 · Zhang1 Ruo4 xu1

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zoeng1 joek6 heoi1

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