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杜月笙

Mandarin · pinyin Dù Yuè shēng

Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist

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杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
笙: shēng · small gourd-shaped musical instrument

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4–4–1 · Du4 Yue4 sheng1

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