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李德林

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Dé lín

Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
林: lín · forest, grove; surname

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3–2–2 · Li3 De2 lin2

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