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王叔文

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Shū wén

Wang Shuwen (735–806), Tang dynasty scholar, politician and Go player, leader of the failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新 Yǒng zhēn Gé xīn of 805

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
叔: shū · father's younger brother
文: wén · literature, culture, writing

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2–1–2 · Wang2 Shu1 wen2

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wong4 suk1 man4

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