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葉偉民

简叶伟民 · 繁葉偉民

Mandarin · pinyin Yè Wěi mín

Raymond YIP Wai-Man, Hong Kong film director (debut as director: 1994)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
伟: wěi · great, robust; extraordinary

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4–3–2 · Ye4 Wei3 min2

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jip6 wai5 man4

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