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潘安

Mandarin · pinyin Pān Ān

see 潘岳 Pān Yuè

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潘: pān · surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet

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name

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name of Pan Yue (a Western Jin writer who was known for his handsomeness)

noun

(literary, metonymic) handsome man

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