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明成祖

Mandarin · pinyin Míng Chéng zǔ

Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂 Yǒng lè

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
祖: zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather

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2–2–3 · Ming2 Cheng2 zu3

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