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Mandarin · pinyin Pān Jī wén

Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general 2007-2016

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潘: pān · surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
基: jī · foundation, base
文: wén · literature, culture, writing

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1–1–2 · Pan1 Ji1 wen2

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