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忽必烈

Mandarin · pinyin Hū bì liè

Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

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忽: hū · suddenly, abruptly; neglect
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
烈: liè · fiery, violent, vehement, ardent

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1–4–4 · Hu1 bi4 lie4

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name

Kublai Khan

phrase

(Cantonese, humorous) aching in buttocks or anus

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