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李汝珍

Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Rǔ zhēn

Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣 or Flowers in the Mirror

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
汝: rǔ · you
珍: zhēn · precious, valuable, rare

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3–3–1 · Li3 Ru3 zhen1

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lei5 jyu5 zan1

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