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范仲淹

Mandarin · pinyin Fàn Zhòng yān

Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記 Yuè yáng Lóu Jì

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范: fàn · surname; bee-like insect
仲: zhòng · middle brother; go between, mediator; surname
淹: yān · drown; cover with liquid, steep

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4–4–1 · Fan4 Zhong4 yan1

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