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施耐庵

Mandarin · pinyin Shī Nài ān

Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳 Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn

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施: shī · grant, bestow; give; act; name
耐: nài · endure, bear; resist; patient
庵: ān · Buddhist monastery or nunnery

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1–4–1 · Shi1 Nai4 an1

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si1 noi6 am1

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