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王夫之

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Fū zhī

Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

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2–1–1 · Wang2 Fu1 zhi1

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wong4 fu1 zi1

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