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王昭君

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Zhāo jūn

Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝 Hàn Yuán dì, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
昭: zhāo · bright, luminous; illustrious
君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince

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2–1–1 · Wang2 Zhao1 jun1

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wong4 ciu1 gwan1

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