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Mandarin · pinyin wén zōng#

(literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary; eminent writer

Mandarin · pinyin Wén zōng#

Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan

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a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs

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