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王仙芝

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Xiān zhī

Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義 875-884 in late Tang

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
芝: zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)

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2–1–1 · Wang2 Xian1 zhi1

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