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曹剛川

简曹刚川 · 繁曹剛川

Mandarin · pinyin Cáo Gāng chuān

Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader

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曹: cáo · ministry officials; surname
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川: chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong

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2–1–1 · Cao2 Gang1 chuan1

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