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端木賜

简端木赐 · 繁端木賜

Mandarin · pinyin Duān mù Cì

Duanmu Ci (520 BC-446 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Zi Gong 子貢 Zǐ Gòng

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端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
賜: Look up this written character
赐: cì · give, bestow favors; appoint

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1–4–4 · Duan1 mu4 Ci4

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dyun1 muk6 ci3

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