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Mandarin · pinyin Yuán Lài cháo

MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府 Lián cāng mù fǔ

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源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
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朝: cháo · dynasty; morning
赖: lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely

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2–4–2 · Yuan2 Lai4 chao2

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