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李林甫

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Lín fǔ

Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
甫: fǔ · begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li

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3–2–3 · Li3 Lin2 fu3

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