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段祺瑞

Mandarin · pinyin Duàn Qí ruì

Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord

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段: duàn · section, piece, division
祺: qí · good luck, good fortune
瑞: ruì · felicitous omen; auspicious

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4–2–4 · Duan4 Qi2 rui4

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