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李世民

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Shì mín

Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 Táng Tài zōng (599-649), reigned 626-649

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
世: shì · generation; world; era
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens

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3–4–2 · Li3 Shi4 min2

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