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林則徐

简林则徐 · 繁林則徐

Mandarin · pinyin Lín Zé xú

Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842

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林: lín · forest, grove; surname
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徐: xú · slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified
则: zé · rule, law, regulation; grades

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2–2–2 · Lin2 Ze2 xu2

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