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徐世昌

Mandarin · pinyin Xú Shì chāng

Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921

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徐: xú · slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified
世: shì · generation; world; era
昌: chāng · light of sun; good, proper

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2–4–1 · Xu2 Shi4 chang1

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ceoi4 sai3 coeng1

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