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Mandarin · pinyin Wén Yī duō

Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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2–1–1 · Wen2 Yi1 duo1

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