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王勃

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Bó

Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑 Chū Táng Sì jié

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
勃: bó · suddenly, sudden, quick

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