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德先生

Mandarin · pinyin Dé xiān sheng

"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動 Wǔ sì Yùn dòng
abbr. for 德謨克拉西 dé mó kè lā xī
see also 賽先生 Sài xiān sheng

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
先: xiān · first, former, previous
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth

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2–1–5 · De2 xian1 sheng5

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