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明熹宗

Mandarin · pinyin Míng Xī zōng

Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟 Míng Tiān qǐ

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明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
熹: xī · dim light, glimmer; warm, bright
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan

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2–1–1 · Ming2 Xi1 zong1

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ming4 hei1 zung1

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