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柯文哲

Mandarin · pinyin Kē Wén zhé

Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014

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柯: kē · axe-handle; stalk, bough; surname
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
哲: zhé · wise, sagacious; wise man, sage

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1–2–2 · Ke1 Wen2 zhe2

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