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楊業

简杨业 · 繁楊業

Mandarin · pinyin Yáng Yè

Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 遼 Liáo

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杨: yáng · willow, poplar, aspen; surname
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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