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揚雄

简扬雄 · 繁揚雄

Mandarin · pinyin Yáng Xióng

Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言 Fāng yán

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雄: xióng · male of species; hero; manly
扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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