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聖德太子

简圣德太子 · 繁聖德太子

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng dé Tài zǐ

Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代 Fēi niǎo Shí dài, proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–2–4–3 · Sheng4 de2 Tai4 zi3

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